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Sorry, I meant to stop calling you surely.The Beer Analogy
KVA is Apparent Power.
It is the "vectorial summation" of KVAR and KW.
Let's look at a simple analogy in order to better understand these terms....
Let's say you are at the ballpark and it is a really hot day. You order up a mug of your favorite brewsky.
The thirst-quenching portion of your beer is represented by KW (Figure 1).
Unfortunately, life isn't perfect. Along with your ale comes a little bit of foam. (And let's face it...that
foam just doesn't quench your thirst.) This foam is represented by KVAR.
The total contents of your mug, KVA, is this summation of KW (the beer) and KVAR (the foam).