Understanding Power Factor

This video provides a short technical explanation of power factor, the causes of low power factor, power factor correction, and power factor measurements.
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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Suggested viewing
00:32 About (active) power
01:17 About reactive power
02:42 Reactive power: good or bad?
03:44 About apparent power
04:32 About power factor
05:38 Power factor triangle
06:25 Displacement versus distortion
07:39 Consequences of low power factor
08:52 About power factor correction (PFC)
10:39 Measuring power factor
11:49 Instruments for measuring power factor
12:06 Measuring power factor with power analyzers
13:00 Measuring power factor with oscilloscopes
13:44 Summary

[@OTPOTPOTP]

Damn good video mate. Just the info I needed

[@slevon28]

Great content like always! Thank you. If I could wish something from santa clause i would love to see a DME video in your aviation series, they are great also. Best wishes.

[@pauldenisowski]

Thanks! And I'm planning videos on both DME and TACAN for 2024 :)

[@Floyd..B]

He also does aviation series !? Sweet !

[@pauldenisowski]

@@Floyd..B I've done videos on VOR, ILS, MB (marker beacon), ADF/NDB, etc. since we (R&S) make avionics analyzers and signal generators for these technologies. :)

[@Floyd..B]

@@pauldenisowski Thanks for the info, I'll take a look at it. :)

[@slevon28]

​@@pauldenisowskithat is great to hear. I'm looking forward to it.

[@eemtech1606]

Does by improving power factor, say, to near 1.0 will reduce power consumption at HOME? Will our bill be reduced by improving that power factor? I am talking home here, not industry.