• DocumentCode
    1322286
  • Title

    Power factor in polyphase systems

  • Author

    Silsbee, Francis B.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Bureau of Standards
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1920
  • fDate
    6/1/1920 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    542
  • Lastpage
    543
  • Abstract
    THE use of a number of different definitions of “power factor” as applied to unbalance polyphase system has led to much confusion. The present paper points out the mutual relations of a number of possible definitions and their relative merits for specific types of circuits.
  • Keywords
    Current measurement; Generators; Power measurement; Reactive power; Standards; Vectors; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Journal of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0360-6449
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JoAIEE.1920.6592719
  • Filename
    6592719