1. Mar 12, 2007 #1

   suspenc3

   405

   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?

    
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3. Mar 13, 2007 #2

   interested_learner

   214

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

    
4. Mar 14, 2007 #3

   Number2Pencil

   209

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

    

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