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Re: Sizing Power factor caps?

#130196 02/23/06 08:38 PM

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That is correct. The utility can tell you what the KVA demand and PF is. You can then caculate the required capacitors to correct the PF to say 0.98 or 0.99.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/23/06 12:49 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/23/06 03:42 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/23/06 05:34 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/23/06 05:57 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/23/06 08:36 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/24/06 12:38 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/24/06 01:14 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/24/06 02:06 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/24/06 03:39 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/24/06 11:34 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	WFO	02/24/06 12:21 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/24/06 12:34 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/24/06 03:38 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/24/06 04:13 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	WFO	02/25/06 01:41 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/26/06 04:26 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/26/06 12:01 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	RODALCO	02/27/06 10:10 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	WFO	02/27/06 12:19 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/27/06 03:51 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/27/06 04:06 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	JBD	02/27/06 06:57 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/27/06 07:09 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/27/06 08:28 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	02/27/06 08:56 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/27/06 09:18 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/27/06 09:35 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/27/06 10:55 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	WFO	02/28/06 02:36 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	02/28/06 03:24 AM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Radar	02/28/06 03:18 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	03/02/06 09:56 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Bob	03/02/06 10:20 PM
Re: Sizing Power factor caps?	Dnkldorf	03/19/06 10:02 PM

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