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Electric Power – Part 4 – AC Power Equation

  Preamble From the last two blogs (Electric Power – Parts 2 & 3), we know that the AC power flow consists of two components.   The first is the ‘Average’ power flow over one cycle, which is associated with the … Continue reading

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Power Factor Correction – Gold Report

 Preamble From the last four blogs, we now have a good understanding of power flow in AC systems.  We found that there is a component of AC power flow which is oscillatory.  In other words, a part of the power … Continue reading

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Electric Power – Part 3 – Reactive Power

Electric Power – Part 3 – Reactive Power Preamble In the last blog (Electric Power – Part 2 – AC Power Concepts), we derived the equation for AC power as P = E I watts.  This equation is valid only … Continue reading

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