[TCML] terminology

[Joshua Johnson]

It's all about power factor.
Check this wikipedia article out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor



On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Neal Namowicz <neal at imagesbyneal.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> Could someone explain why different terms are used for 'basically' the
> same measurements? The example which I am thinking about specifically at the
> moment is kva vs. watts. Why do we say that a transformer is rated at say,
> 5kva, instead of 5000 watts? This leads back to another question, how is a
> power source reactive vs. "non"- reactive? Maybe I'm over-simplifying things
> by saying that any power source is non-reactive until a load is placed upon
> it. I've tried doing a search of the archives, but this was as far as I've
> gotten. Thanks for your help (and patience :)
>
> Neal.
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