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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / bhanu

true power/apparent power

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / sravanthi

cos(phi)

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / shital

cos fi

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / arvind arora

RATIO OF REAL POWER/APPRENT POWER,THIS IS BASSICALLY
"EFFICIENCY OF POWER CIRCUIT"
FOR EXA.--PF-.8=80%REAL POWER AND 20%REACTIVE POWER IS
FLOWING IN CIRCUIT.

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / shankar

KW/KVA

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The ratio of watts to Volt-Amperes of an AC electric
circuit.

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define the power factor in one word..

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v-i phase displacement

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / shashikumar b n

POwer factor is the effective energy that can be utilized
for the work.

Power factor = Real power/Apparent power

A simple analogy:
It is like, a beer bottle with foam, the percentage of the
actual liquid is the real qty of liquid. The rest is foam.
Similarly, the real power is the qty of liquid beer, the
apparent power is the ful beer bottle with liquid as weel
as foam.

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / sudhir singh

the cosine of the angle between viltage and current is
called power factor

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define the power factor in one word..

Answer / limbian

cos(kW/kVA)

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