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K Factor
K Factor
K Factor
NON-LINEAR
NON-LINEAR
TRANSFORMER
TRANSFORMER
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION
Increased Losses
Q Proximity
Q Skin Effect
Q Stray Losses
Circulating Effect
Q Triplen Harmonics Add in Neutral
Increased Eddy Currents
Core Saturation
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Precipitation Transformers
Filament Transformers
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Electronic Ballasts
Frequency in Hz
60
180
300
420
540
660
etc.
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Standard 1561
Effective 1992
Much Discussion
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Rated by K Factor
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1.
2.
3.
Oversized Neutral
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K = (Ih) (h)
Ih = Percent Current at Harmonic h
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Ih
1
0.1000
0.1500
0.1000
0.1000
0.1400
0.2000
0.0200
0.0500
0.0075
0.0050
(Ih)
1
0.0100
0.0225
0.0100
0.0100
0.0196
0.0400
0.0004
0.0025
0.0001
0.0000
1.1151
h
1
9
25
49
81
121
169
225
289
361
441
2 2
(Ih) h
1
0.0900
0.5625
0.4900
0.8100
2.3716
6.7600
0.0900
0.7225
0.0203
0.0110
12.9279
K FACTOR
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Harmonic Cancellation
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K = 7.8
Compaq
Portable
K = 13.6
Packard
Bell
K = 9.5
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UL listing requires label stating: Suitable for nonsinusoidal current loads with K Factor not to exceed __.
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Q
Q
Q
Q
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