Thanks Mark.
So if all my understanding is correct then what someone is paying for is the true power and not the KVA? And the electric companies just have an additional charge for the increased current being used to deliver the power as a result of a low power factor?
I'm trying to make sure that I have a concept understood and I'm kind of new to the electrical engineering field.
If you have a 20hp motor running at full load producing 20hp of torque and the motor is rated as 90% efficient am I correct in saying that the motor is actually having to pull 16.4...
Thanks! I knew it was something about 10 but I couldn't remember if it was degrees or percent of the motors running temperature. This has helped me out tremendously.
I'm trying to find some information on the effects of heat on a motors longevity. I want to say that someone told me once that for every 10% you lower the motor temperature you can extend the life of the motor by about 10 years. Has anyone else heard that before or am I totally off base here.
