Title :
A Method of Power Factor Measurement for Circuit Interrupter Testing
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Abstract :
In testing load circuit interrupting devices for electric power systems, it is necessary to determine the power factor of the test circuit. There has previously been some difficulty in making this measurement. This problem is discussed, and a circuit is described which has been used to measure conveniently the phase angle between the source voltage and the load current.
Keywords :
Circuit testing; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Goniometers; Interrupters; Phase measurement; Power measurement; Reactive power; System testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1968.292142