Re: how to find apparent power and reactive power?

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nael.samman said:

Hi

One mistake at my post

P is the real power in Watt , S is the apperant power in VA

S=Square root (Psqr + Q sqr)

Just replace the word “REAL” instead of “apperant” in my previous post


apparant power= voltagex current (vA or KVA)

REAL POWER= VOLTAGE X CURRENT X POWER FACTOR(COS Phi.) – WATTS /KW

 

APPARANT POWER IS VECTOR SUM OF REAL POWER(KW) AND REACTIVE POWER KVAR(KVAR).

 kva=  square root    ( (kw)square+(kvar) square )

power factor=kw/kva

IF YOU KNOW ANY TWO OF THESE (KW,KVA .KVAR OR POWER FACTOR) YOU CAN CALCULATE OTHER PARAMETERS.