Below you will find example sentences with "power factor". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Power Factor in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: factor
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.5 words

Words in this phrase

power factor

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • power can mean: The ability to do or undergo something. Common word
  • factor can mean: A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a high power factor 1× a high power factor is desirable 1× a high power factor is generally 1× a leading power factor signifies that 1× a low power factor will use 1× and leading power factor 1× and the power factor decreases 1× as a power factor in africa 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

distortion power factor 2× power factor correction 2× a high power 1× a leading power 1× after decades of 1× as reactive current 1×

Common sentence endings:

high power factor 2× a selected value 1× ac power system 1× and maximizing efficiency 1× at the load 1× factor in africa 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

load 10× reactive 7× distortion 6× transmission 6× decreases 4× real 4× increases 4× high 4× apparent 3× network 3× circuit 3× low 3×

Related phrases

purchasing power power plants power plant power grid nuclear power solar power power rangers power supply wind power power generation

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

power efficiency power consumption power button poverty rates poverty rate poverty line

Just after it in the phrase index:

power generation power grid power plant power plants power rangers power sector

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

power plants power plant power grid power rangers power supply power generation

Same ending:

contributing factor

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "power factor" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a high power factor, a high power factor is desirable, load, reactive and distortion stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with purchasing power, power plants and power plant, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with power factor

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

After decades of absence, Russia reappears as a power factor in Africa. (12 words)

As reactive current increases, the reactive power increases and the power factor decreases. (13 words)

For transmission systems with low power factor, losses are higher than for systems with high power factor. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

If a purely resistive load is connected to a power supply, current and voltage will change polarity in step, the power factor will be unity (1), and the electrical energy flows in a single direction across the network in each cycle. (41 words)

Depending on the load and power factor of the network, the power factor controller will switch the necessary blocks of capacitors in steps to make sure the power factor stays above a selected value. (34 words)

A leading power factor signifies that the load is capacitive, as the load “supplies” reactive power, and therefore the reactive component Q is negative as reactive power is being supplied to the circuit. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Decreasing the Power Factor: As the power factor decreases, the ratio of real power to apparent power also decreases, as the angle θ increases and reactive power increases.

Depending on the load and power factor of the network, the power factor controller will switch the necessary blocks of capacitors in steps to make sure the power factor stays above a selected value.

Thus, a circuit with a low power factor will use higher currents to transfer a given quantity of real power than a circuit with a high power factor.

Distortion power factor The distortion power factor is the distortion component associated with the harmonic voltages and currents present in the system.

For transmission systems with low power factor, losses are higher than for systems with high power factor.

In such cases, active or passive power factor correction may be used to counteract the distortion and raise the power factor.

Power factor correction of linear loads A high power factor is generally desirable in a transmission system to reduce transmission losses and improve voltage regulation at the load.

A leading power factor signifies that the load is capacitive, as the load “supplies” reactive power, and therefore the reactive component Q is negative as reactive power is being supplied to the circuit.

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At low values of power factor, more apparent power needs to be transferred to get the same real power.

He coined the term Power Factor to describe the true power flowing in an AC power system.

The power factor of a load tells us what fraction of the apparent power is in the form of real power and performs actual work.

A high power factor is desirable since it minimizes the amount of reactive power needed by the load, reducing heat losses and maximizing efficiency.

As reactive current increases, the reactive power increases and the power factor decreases.

Distortion power factor is a measure of how much the harmonic distortion of a load current decreases the average power transferred to the load.

Engineers are often interested in the power factor of a load as one of the factors that affect the efficiency of power transmission.

If a purely resistive load is connected to a power supply, current and voltage will change polarity in step, the power factor will be unity (1), and the electrical energy flows in a single direction across the network in each cycle.

Lagging and Leading Power Factors: In addition, there is also a difference between a lagging and leading power factor.

Power factor correction may be applied by an electric power transmission utility to improve the stability and efficiency of the transmission network.

After decades of absence, Russia reappears as a power factor in Africa.

It was BNP that was expected to be the power factor, but they were defeated by Awami League’s strategy.

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