RE: kVA - kW?

[Keith Doxey <ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx>]

Roughly the same. ie 3.8kW.

 

kW is the amount of power actually used and is what is measured by your electricity meter.

kVA is the rating of Voltage(V) X Current(A) which for a resistive load is exactly the same as kW.

 

AC loads are rarely purely resistive. Most AC loads are either inductive or capacitive and can cause strange things to happen if there are too many of one type although devices that are highly inductive like motors often have Power Correction Capacitors (PF Correction) installed to make them "appear" to be resistive.

 

In short......dont worry.

 

kVA = kW.......most of the time :-)

 

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 11:00
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] kVA - kW?

Ordered my generator - 3.8 kVA

 

What is kVA in kilowatts?

 

M.

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