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KVA (power factor)

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dannyleonard

Electrical
May 3, 2006
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HI all, I want to find out the KVA of my house. I have a voltage supply of 230 volts and it is protected by a 63amp switched fuse. thaks guys.
 
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Hello dannyleonard

The KVA of a circuit is the volts time the amps divided by 1000. Very simple.

This is not the power factor however. The power factor is the KW/KVA.

Best regards,

Mark Empson
 
When discussing this with someone, you need to be careful to specify if it is kVA of capacity of kVA of running load.
 
Maximum KVA = 63 x 230 / 1000 = 14.49 KVA
Actual KVA, unknown, insufficient data.
Power factor, unknown, insufficient data.
yours
 
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