
gideon
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Posted 05 June 2005 - 06:40 AM
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Posted 05 June 2005 - 08:38 AM
The optimium power factor is 1.0 - you can not go higher.
Any power factor less than 1.0 will impact on the "system" efficiency.
It is common to target a power factor of 0.95 or better.
In the case of your generator, a lower factor of 0.8 will reduce the KW that you can load the generator up with. Your 900KVA generator will be fully loaded by a 720KW load at a power factor of 0.8, but 855KW with a power factor of 0.95
There will be more KW wasted in the alternator, transformer and cables at a pf of 0.8
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Posted 05 June 2005 - 02:32 PM
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Posted 05 June 2005 - 10:48 PM
You are operating at 80% of maximum Generator Power.
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