Re: UPS VA ratings (was: Re: [PLUG] equipment give-away on Wed evening)

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Power Factor is cool.  When an electric motor starts, for example, it 
can make use of a capacitor to counteract the inductive load of the 
motor, so it will start easier.  If you have a capacitive load, you can 
use an inductor to compensate.  It's fun to actually see it happen, 
either physically or on a scope.

Tom wrote:

> load actually dissipates that much power.  The electric company spends a lot 
> of money putting capacitor banks at substations to try and raise the power 
> factor to 1.0 to cut their generating costs.
>  

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