Power Factor for AC Pumps - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

03-07-2013, 03:03 PM

mrhasan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps

While the pump is pulling 1.8A it's not using it all, essentially most of it is going back to the grid so to speak.

That's only applicable in some microgeneration programs. You are pulling out 1.8A through the pump and hence its yours. And more or less, the whole current is consumed by the motor other than some leakages.

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