1. Mar 12, 2007 #1

   suspenc3

   

   I have an assignment question with a variable capacitor in it and it asks what value of capacitance is necessary to provide "unity power factor overall". This wasnt explained in class, does anyone know what it means?

    

   suspenc3, Mar 12, 2007
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3. Mar 13, 2007 #2

   interested_learner

   

   See: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/powfac.html

    

   interested_learner, Mar 13, 2007
4. Mar 14, 2007 #3

   Number2Pencil

   

   Do you now about real power, reactive power, and apparent power?

    

   Number2Pencil, Mar 14, 2007

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