kraftfaktorn
Kraftfaktorn is a Swedish term that translates to "power factor" in English. It is a dimensionless quantity used in electrical engineering to describe the ratio of real power to apparent power in an AC electrical system. Real power, measured in watts, is the power that does useful work, such as heating or powering a motor. Apparent power, measured in volt-amperes, is the total power flowing in the circuit, including both real and reactive power. Reactive power is the power that oscillates back and forth between the source and the load, and does not do useful work.
The kraftfaktorn ranges from 0 to 1. A kraftfaktorn of 1 indicates that all the power supplied
A low kraftfaktorn is undesirable for several reasons. It increases the current flowing in the conductors,
Improving the kraftfaktorn is often achieved by installing capacitors or synchronous condensers to compensate for the