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    This document discusses errors that occur when measuring power with a current transformer (CT) for loads that cause a lagging or leading current. For a motor or inductor load that causes lagging current, the CT phase error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read high compared to the actual values. The corrected values will show a lower power factor and real power. For a capacitive load that causes leading current, the error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read low, and the corrected values will be higher. In both cases, the energy reading will be off by the same percentage as the power.

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    This document discusses errors that occur when measuring power with a current transformer (CT) for loads that cause a lagging or leading current. For a motor or inductor load that causes lagging current, the CT phase error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read high compared to the actual values. The corrected values will show a lower power factor and real power. For a capacitive load that causes leading current, the error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read low, and the corrected values will be higher. In both cases, the energy reading will be off by the same percentage as the power.

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    Lagging Current - Motor or Inductor Load: Example

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    Muhammad Danish
    This document discusses errors that occur when measuring power with a current transformer (CT) for loads that cause a lagging or leading current. For a motor or inductor load that causes lagging current, the CT phase error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read high compared to the actual values. The corrected values will show a lower power factor and real power. For a capacitive load that causes leading current, the error will cause the reported power factor and real power to read low, and the corrected values will be higher. In both cases, the energy reading will be off by the same percentage as the power.

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    Lagging Current – Motor or Inductor Load

    In this case, the CT phase angle error (assuming it is greater than one degree) will make
    the power factor and real power values look higher than they actually are, especially for low
    power factors. The corrected values will show a lower power factor and lower real power.
    The energy will show the same error as the power, so if the power reads 2.5% high, then
    the energy reading will also be 2.5% high.

    Reported (measured) power factor

    Reported (measured) real power

    CT phase angle error (leading, degrees)

    Apparent power (not affected by CT phase angle errors)

    Phase angle between line voltage and current (lagging, degrees), ba


    on reported PF

    Phase angle between line voltage and current with the CT phase e
    (lagging, degrees).

    Corrected power factor

    Corrected real power

    Percentage error in reported power

    Example
    Reported power factor

    Reported real power

    CT phase angle error (leading, degrees)

    Apparent power (not affected by CT phase angle erro

    Phase angle between line voltage and current (laggin


    degrees), based on reported PF
    Phase angle between line voltage and current with the
    phase error (lagging, degrees).

    Corrected power factor

    Corrected real power

    Percentage error in reported power

    Leading Current – Capacitive Load


    This is less common, but sometimes occurs with power supplies or due to the filter
    capacitors on inverters. The equations are very similar to the inductive case, but with some
    signs changed.

    In this case, the CT phase angle error (assuming it is greater than one degree) will make
    the power factor and real power values look lower than they actually are, especially for low
    power factors. The corrected values will show a higher power factor and higher real power.
    The energy will show the same error as the power, so if the power reads 2.5% high, then
    the energy reading will also be 2.5% high.

    Reported power factor

    Reported real power

    CT phase angle error (leading, degrees)

    Apparent power (not affected by CT phase angle errors)

    Phase angle between line voltage and current (leading, degrees), ba


    on reported PF

    Corrected phase angle between line voltage and current (lagging


    degrees).

    Corrected power factor

    Corrected real power

    Percentage error in reported power

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