what is the meaning of powerfactor

Answer Posted / yasir liaquat arain

power factor is the measure of how efficiently a Load uses
Electricty.
or in other words we can say that "How much Energy is
consumed by the Load versus how much the Utility must
providing".
or
power facot = real power/apparent Power
power factor= R/Z
power factor is the cosine angle between Phase Voltage and
phase Current

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