Unity power factor (capacitance)

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Mar 12, 2007

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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interested_learner

Mar 13, 2007

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

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Mar 14, 2007

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

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