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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    Would central heat and air units be constant power loads? What would be examples of constant power loads for highly residential areas? Thanks Sparky0
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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    can you provide a brief explanation of which one would (or could) cause the current to remain unchanged when dropping the voltage? I assumed power factor was set or fixed based upon the components. Thanks Sparky0
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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    hmmmm - that's making sense is there a connection to power factor with current not changing or is power factor fixed? Meaning - am I correct that changing the voltage at a substation will not affect the power factor - correct? (or not) Thanks again Sparky0
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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    I haven't caught up with you yet. Can you explain further why I don't see the current change when the voltage is lowered? What does this tell me about my load - obvious it's not purely resistive. What components would model this type of load such as to cause the current to not change? I see...
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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    Thanks for the info. Follow up question - why would (or what would cause) one to see no change in current flow when the voltage is dropped at the substation? - lower the voltage at the substation's transformer (LTC), watching: power, voltage, and current and see no change in current. Thanks...
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    Voltage Reduction for power savings

    Greetings - Can you all help me brainstorm on this topic. What issues should be considered when thinking about reducing the voltage at a substation to lower the power use for a limited time? Meaning could the power provider save money by dropping the voltage at their substation at peak...
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    remotely monitoring voltages (real-time)

    Hey waross - I'm looking for "voltmeters" that can provide the data that would connect to devices like those. I'm needing voltmeters I can remotely read ~ perhaps connect to the meter's collar. -Sparky0
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    remotely monitoring voltages (real-time)

    Greetings, I am looking for a way to remotely (back at the office) monitor in real time the voltage at specific homes. I like Smart Sync's "smart box" that provides a cellular path back but they do not provide the voltage sensors / meters that would plug into their box. While I do not have to...

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