Joe E. Dodson said the following to Alec Cameron on the subject of
SOLAR POWER IN APT? (01 Jan 98 19:15:48)
JED> 31 Dec 97 21:19, Alec Cameron wrote to Jim Dunmyer:
AC>What you say makes sense. I had 45 years of AC system employment, wherein
P
AC>does not = EI. Wattless Power is measured and defined as reactive.
JED> Has everyone forgotten about power factor? Only in a DC circuit does
JED> P=IE. In AC circuits P=IE(PF).
Just for the sake of discussion we're conveniently ignoring power factor.
Remember the power factor of solar arrays is really itsy bitsy tiny?
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