In electrical engineering the load factor is defined as the average load divided by the peak load in a specified time period. It is a measure of the utilization...

within a data structure Load factor (electrical), the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time Capacity factor, the ratio of actual...

In electrical engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power...

Look up load in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Load or LOAD may refer to: Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight...

In electrical engineering, a load profile is a graph of the variation in the electrical load versus time. A load profile will vary according to customer...

capacity factor is the unitless ratio of actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the theoretical maximum electrical energy output...

(resistance) and dynamic (reactance), into a load network or circuit that is external to the electrical source network. The input admittance (the reciprocal...

A load bank is a piece of electrical test equipment used to simulate an electrical load, to test an electric power source without connecting it to its...

by any electrically attached equipment, such as an amplifier. In fact, the output circuitry of the amplifier will be the main electrical load on the "voice...

An electrical ballast is a device placed in series with a load to limit the amount of current in an electrical circuit. A familiar and widely used example...

gaps and demand response to shift load to other times. The demand, or load on an electrical grid is the total electrical power being removed by the users...

load factor may be 1.2 times the weight of the structure, and a live load factor may be 1.6 times the maximum expected live load. These two "factored...

In telecommunications, electronics and the electrical power industry, the term demand factor is used to refer to the fractional amount of some quantity...

In electrical engineering, the K-factor of a power transformer is a measure of how well it can handle harmonic distortion. Transformers which are designed...

The base load (also baseload) is the minimum level of demand on an electrical grid over a span of time, for example, one week. This demand can be met by...

specific frequency, usually 50 or 60 hertz. When a linear time-invariant electrical load is connected to the system, it draws a sinusoidal current at the same...

maximum load which could be drawn to the rated capacity of the system. This is closely related to the concept of Load factor. The Load factor is the ratio...

Load management, also known as demand-side management (DSM), is the process of balancing the supply of electricity on the network with the electrical...

electrical current in a circuit. It is typically used to divert current away from a system or component in order to prevent overcurrent. Electrical shunts...

inductive reactance of the required loading coil do not decrease, the Q factor of the antenna increases; it acts electrically like a high Q tuned circuit. As...

A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current...

(resistance) and dynamic (reactance), into the load network being connected that is internal to the electrical source. The output impedance is a measure of...

context of electricity, the diversity factor is the ratio of the sum of the individual non-coincident maximum loads of various subdivisions of the system...

store excess electrical power during low demand periods for release as demand rises. The aim is for the power supply system to have a load factor of 1. Grid...

factor, and an inductive load has a lagging power factor. A purely resistive load (such as a filament lamp, heater or kettle) exhibits a power factor...

unit will reflect several factors such as the size and layout of the dwelling, number of floors, outbuildings, the expected loads (lighting, sockets, ovens...

electrical power. Three-phase power is mainly used directly to power large induction motors, other electric motors and other heavy loads. Small loads...

equipment, where loads may be reactive (inductive or capacitive). For a simple electrical circuit running on direct current, the electrical current and voltage...

reactive power flows: There is no net transfer of energy to the load; however, electrical power does flow along the wires and returns by flowing in reverse...

devices used between a source of energy and a load that perform "impedance matching". To match electrical impedances, engineers use combinations of transformers...