The phrase power factor frequently is used in the electrical and power electronics industry. For example, home, office, and industrial electrical equipment often is fitted with power factor ...

The power factor indicates how efficiently energy is drawn from the AC source. With a poor power factor, a utility needs to generate more current than the electrical load actually needs, which causes ...

The instrument works on the principle of a combined bridge-vector-meter and it is capable of analyzing capacitive and inductive loads. HAEFELY HIPOTRONICS has launched the new high precision tan δ/ ...

IR's Paul Schimel explains how power factor correction (PFC) allows a piece of electronics to draw higher line power.