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Excerpt from Hawkins Electrical Guide, Vol. 5: Questions, Answers and Illustrations; A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to Acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and Its Applications; A Practical Treatise Definition of power factor true watts apparent watts ferry boat analogy of power factor limits of power factor effect of lag or lead how to obtain the power curve nature of the power curve synchronism of cur rent and pressure; power factor unity - ease of synchron ism of current and pressure with power factor less than unity - steam engine analogy of power factor - wattless current power factor zero - examples of phase difference nearl 90 degrees mechanical analogy of wattless current - w y the power factor is equal to cos graphi cal method of obtaining the active component examples and diagrams effect of capacit diagrams illustrating why the power factor is unity w en there is no resultant reactance in the circuit - usual value of power factor power factor test how alternators are rated; kva. Curves illustrating power factor how to keep the power factor high why power factor is important in station operation wattmeter method of three phase power measurement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.