David Combs wrote:
With DC, the pf is 1.0?
Yes.
With AC, I'm not sure what it is.
With AC, it's the sum of instantaneous products of current and voltage
over a cycle, divided by the product of their average values.
It's 1.0 if current is proportional to voltage.
It's also the number you see when you push the PF button on a Kill-a-Watt
meter. I did that with a "0.1A 120V" Little Giant fountain pump the size
of a golfball and saw 0.42. The meter said the pump used 5 watts.
Nick
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