• DocumentCode
    1347776
  • Title

    Power factor of rectifiers

  • Author

    Schmidt, A.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    77
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1958
  • fDate
    5/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    57
  • Abstract
    THE POWER FACTOR of an electric apparatus is a means of relating kilowatts to apparent power or kilovolt-amperes. With sinusoidal currents, its value permits determination of reactive power, which is a factor in defining transmission losses, regulation, and generator excitation. The effect of reactive power is often reflected in added user charges for low power factor. These charges usually justify the cost of improving power factor.
  • Keywords
    Harmonic analysis; Inductance; Phase control; Power measurement; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Rectifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2185
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAI.1958.6367324
  • Filename
    6367324
    • Link To Document
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