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It is pointed out that the term apparent power does not have a unique meaning when used to describe polyphase, nonsinusoidal systems; in a general case it is an artificial concept with no physical interpretation. It is shown that this ambiguity can have implications for power factor calculations, reactive current compensation, and revenue metering. The time-domain based method of defining and measuring the apparent power is discussed. The necessity of a critical revision of terms relating to apparent power in the IEEE Standard Dictionary is pointed out
Published in:
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:6
,
Issue:
3
)
Date of Publication: Jul 1991
- Page(s):
- 1161 - 1165
- ISSN :
- 0885-8977
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 3993489
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/61.85862
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Jul 1991
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Power & Energy Society
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