if i know the reactive power KVAR and the apparent power KVA how do i work out the true power?
A Thread Starter alfiesdaddy Joined Feb 18, 2010 1 Feb 18, 2010 #1 if i know the reactive power KVAR and the apparent power KVA how do i work out the true power?
Jony130 Joined Feb 17, 2009 5,488 Feb 18, 2010 #2 S - apparent power [VA] Q - reactive power [VAR] P - real power (true power) [W] S=√(P^2+Q^2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DiagramaPotenciasWPde.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
S - apparent power [VA] Q - reactive power [VAR] P - real power (true power) [W] S=√(P^2+Q^2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DiagramaPotenciasWPde.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem