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Power Factor

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About Power Factor

When you have an inductive or capacitive load and your current and voltage are out of phase, you will start to generate “reactive” power instead of “real” power, which can be added up to find your total power. By using this calculator, you can find out the power factor, which is just a ratio of real power to total power. To learn more about phases, check out our tutorial.

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