• DocumentCode
    337509
  • Title

    Apparent power and power factor evaluation proposition under nonsinusoidal conditions

  • Author

    Pires, Francisca Ap C ; Mangili, J.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    14-18 Oct 1998
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the measurements characteristics and evaluation of “utilization factor” or “power factor”. Two propositions are shown for power factor evaluation in single phase circuits under sinusoidal and nonsinusoidal situations
  • Keywords
    power factor measurement; power supply quality; power system harmonics; power system measurement; apparent power; harmonics; nonsinusoidal conditions; power definition; power factor evaluation; power factor measurements characteristics; power quality condition; single phase circuits; sinusoidal conditions; Circuits; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Power measurement; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Power system protection; Reactive power; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Harmonics and Quality of Power Proceedings, 1998. Proceedings. 8th International Conference On
  • Conference_Location
    Athens
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5105-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICHQP.1998.759833
  • Filename
    759833