Questio what is the difference between KW and KVA?

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  Question Submitted By :: Bharath
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  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer kw means that it is the power 0 Navaneetha
# 1 deliverd to the load. where n
as the kva is the power can
be meet the load demand. so
that kva is not with respect
to load.

if we simply says
kw=kva*power factor.

so that only alternators and

transformers(giving
supply,not
respect to load) specified in
kva and load(motors)
specified in kw.
 
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115 Yes
13 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer KW= Active power 0 Imran
# 2 KVA= Apparent power
 
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78 Yes
9 No

 
 
 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer kW is the unit of real power 5 Raghav
# 3 & kVA is the unit of Apparent
power.

Apparent Power= real power +

reactive power

Looking at different
electrical equipment you will
notice
that the power ratings are
either expressed in kVA
(kilo Volt Ampres) or
sometimes in kW (kilo Watts).
The
next question is what’s the
difference? Both are
measurements of power however
they are truly different.
To understand the differences
consider how each are
derived. kW is called actual
or real power, or simply
the amount of power that is
available to do real work.
kVA.
On the other hand kVA is
known as “apparent”
power. This is because only a
portion of the available kVA
may be available to do real
work. The remainder
is simply excess current.
The difference between kVA
and kW really depends on the
power factor (PF). When the
voltage and
current are in phase with
each other in an AC circuit,
the
power factor is 1.0 or
“unity”. The more the
voltage falls out of phase
with the current the lower
the
power factor becomes and the
less “real power” or
kW the device uses; however
it may still be using the
same
amount of current as a device
with a higher
power factor. Power factor
will be "leading" or
"lagging"
depending on which way the
load shifts the
current’s phase with respect
to the voltage’s phase.
Inductive loads cause current
to lag behind voltage,
while capacitive loads cause
current to lead voltage hence
leading or lagging power
factor.

kVA = Volts x A
kW= Volts x Amps x Power
Factor or [kVA x Power
Factor]

The next question is why

express the kVA value of a
device
and what use is
kVA if only part of it can do
work? The reason kVA is used
as a rating is
because the rating of an
electrical device is
dependent on
the amount of
current they can sustain. A
 kW rating does not indicate
how
much current
a device can carry (as the
power factor may not be
known)
where kVA
does indicate the maximum
current at a specific voltage
level.
 
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58 Yes
7 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer The power consumed by the 0 Shyam
# 4 resistive element of the Majgaonka
circuit r
with Impedance is termed as
Active Power
P= V*I*p.f.
P=I*Z*I*(R/Z)
P=square(I)*R in Wattd
The power consumed by the
Impedance of the circuit is
called as Active Power
S=V*I
S=I*Z*I
S=square(I)* Z expressed in
VA
 
Is This Answer Correct ?   

6 Yes
14 No

 
   Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer kw is a real(Active) power 0 Azarudeen
# 5 that depends on the load that
we use.
KVA is a apparent power which
is the maximum power that can
be produced by source.

KVA = voltage x current

KW= voltage x current x power

factor

power factor depends upon

load.

Apparent Power(KVA)= real

power(KW) + reactive
power(KVAr)
 
Is This Answer Correct ?   

36 Yes
7 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer KW means machanical 0 Maharajan
# 6 power(mechanical load) o/p of
the system
but KVA means electrical
power output(electrical load)
 
Is This Answer Correct ?   

9 Yes
31 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer in the ideal conditions the 3 Ammar
# 7 power of the load is equal to
its KVA , but practically a
phase difference will happen
between the volt and the
current and it will lead to
reduce
the KVA to the KW , the ratio
between the KW power (Actual
power ) & the KVA (Appearent
power) is the power factor .
In my opinion we can say the
KVA is the theoritical value
of the power , and it can be
equal to the Kw if no phase
difference happened.
 
Is This Answer Correct ?   

16 Yes
1 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer kw IS THE POWER DRAWN BY A 1 Rajinder
# 8 LOAD LIKE ELECTRIC Kumar
MOTOR,HEATER,FAN ETC,

WHEREAS kva IS THE POWER

WHICH WE CAN GET FROM A POWER
CONVERTOR SOURCE LIKE
INVERTER,UPS,DG ETC.
ALSO
kw=kva*POWERFACTOR(VIcos&#511
;)
 
Is This Answer Correct ?   

3 Yes
12 No
  
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer kw IS THE POWER DRAWN BY A 3 Bhushan
# 9 LOAD LIKE ELECTRIC
MOTOR,HEATER,FAN ETC,

WHEREAS kva IS THE POWER

WHICH WE CAN GET FROM A POWER
CONVERTOR SOURCE LIKE
INVERTER,UPS,DG ETC.
ALSO
kw=kva*POWERFACTOR(VIcos&#511
;)

in the ideal conditions the

power of the load is equal to
its KVA , but practically a
phase difference will happen
between the volt and the
current and it will lead to
reduce
the KVA to the KW , the ratio
between the KW power (Actual
power ) & the KVA (Appearent
power) is the power factor .
In my opinion we can say the
KVA is the theoritical value
of the power , and it can be
equal to the Kw if no phase
difference happened.

KW means machanical
power(mechanical load) o/p of
the system
but KVA means electrical
power output(electrical load)

kw is a real(Active) power
that depends on the load that
we
use.
KVA is a apparent power which
is the maximum power that can
be produced by source.

KVA = voltage x current

KW= voltage x current x power

factor

power factor depends upon

load.

Apparent Power(KVA)= real

power(KW) + reactive
power(KVAr

The power consumed by the

resistive element of the
circuit
with Impedance is termed as
Active Power
P= V*I*p.f.
P=I*Z*I*(R/Z)
P=square(I)*R in Wattd
The power consumed by the
Impedance of the circuit is
called as Active Power
S=V*I
S=I*Z*I
S=square(I)* Z expressed in
VA

kW is the unit of real power

& kVA is the unit of Apparent
power.

Apparent Power= real power +

reactive power

Looking at different
electrical equipment you will
notice
that the power ratings are
either expressed in kVA
(kilo Volt Ampres) or
sometimes in kW (kilo Watts).
The
next question is what’s the
difference? Both are
measurements of power however
they are truly different.
To understand the differences
consider how each are
derived. kW is called actual
or real power, or simply
the amount of power that is
available to do real work.
kVA.
On the other hand kVA is
known as “apparent”
power. This is because only a
portion of the available kVA
may be available to do real
work. The remainder
is simply excess current.
The difference between kVA
and kW really depends on the
power factor (PF). When the
voltage and
current are in phase with
each other in an AC circuit,
the
power factor is 1.0 or
“unity”. The more the
voltage falls out of phase
with the current the lower
the
power factor becomes and the
less “real power” or
kW the device uses; however
it may still be using the
same
amount of current as a device
with a higher
power factor. Power factor
will be "leading" or
"lagging"
depending on which way the
load shifts the
current’s phase with respect
to the voltage’s phase.
Inductive loads cause current
to lag behind voltage,
while capacitive loads cause
current to lead voltage hence
leading or lagging power
factor.

kVA = Volts x A
kW= Volts x Amps x Power
Factor or [kVA x Power
Factor]

The next question is why

express the kVA value of a
device
and what use is
kVA if only part of it can do
work? The reason kVA is used
as a rating is
because the rating of an
electrical device is
dependent on
the amount of
current they can sustain. A
kW rating does not indicate
how
much current
a device can carry (as the
power factor may not be
known)
where kVA
does indicate the maximum
current at a specific voltage
level.
 
 Is This Answer Correct ?   

4 Yes
5 No

 
  Re: what is the difference between KW and KVA?
Answer In the ideal conditions the
# 10 power of the load is equal to
its KVA , but practically a
phase difference will happen
between the volt and the
current and it will lead to
reduce
the KVA to the KW , the ratio
between the KW power (Actual
power ) & the KVA (Appearent
power) is the power factor .
In my opinion we can say the
KVA is the theoritical value
of the power , and it can be
equal to the Kw if no phase
difference happened.

The simple way is

kw=kva*power factor.

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