[Sinnadurai Sripadmanaban]

Can you give average values of power factor of appliances like incandescent,CFL , mercury vapour and other types of lamps and appliances like radio,TV,mixer/grinder, microwave oven,ceiling fan,fax,photocopier,computer,desk calculator,hair drier etc?.
Can you give average values of power factor of appliances like incandescent,CFL , mercury vapour and other types of lamps and appliances like radio,TV,mixer/grinder, microwave oven,ceiling fan,fax,photocopier,computer,desk calculator,hair drier etc?
Please give average values of power factor for various kinds of lights(incandescent,CFL,LFL, mercury vapour,sodium vapour,MH,induction etc).home appliances like radio, TV,mixer/grinder, shaver/ hair drier,fan,microwave,refrigerator etc,office equipments like computer,fax machine,copier,air conditioner,etc and workshop equipments like drill machine,grinder,arc welder,power saw etc although it will vary from manufacture to manufacture and model to model.

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The typical values of capacitor units used in some lamp circuits for power factor correction are summarized in Table below. The typical home power factor is from 87% to 99% on average. Typical Power Factor Ratios for some area is : Chemical Plant %70 Commercial Building %88 Foundry %80 Furnace or Oven Operation %75 General Light Manufacturer %80 Job Shop/Metal Fabricator %70 Plastic Injection Plant %70 Printing Plant %70 School Building %85

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