Re: RE- Cap Confusion

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: RE- Cap Confusion
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 18:00:19 -0600
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From: 	John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
Sent: 	Friday, November 21, 1997 12:30 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: RE-  Cap Confusion

At 03:17 PM 11/19/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>From: 	Andrew Chin[SMTP:chinny-at-ozemail-dot-com.au]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, November 19, 1997 5:58 AM
>To: 	Tesla List
>Subject: 	Re: RE-  Cap Confusion
>
>Tesla List wrote:
>
>> From:   John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
>> Sent:   Tuesday, November 18, 1997 1:11 AM
>> To:     Tesla List
>> Subject:        Re: RE-  Cap Confusion
>>
>>    Robert, All -
>>
>>   I agree that power factor correcting (PFC) capacitors are of little
>> value
>> for Tesla coilers. I would not recommend them because they can cause
>> resonance problems.
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>>   Note that the electric power company does not sell electric power to
>> its
>> customers, only electric energy.
>>
>>   John Couture
>
>Why do they charge you by the kilowatt then?
>
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  Andrew -

  The kilowatt hour  energy consumption is the true amount of electric
energy you are using regardless of your power factor. If you have a power
factor below 100% the reactive wattage is a circulating wattage that you do
not use. It does create losses and this is covered by a fixed amount per KHW
that you pay regardless of your power factor between 80% and 100%.   With
this method of metering and billing the electric company saves the cost of
using more expensive metering for each of its customers.

  If you are a big user of electricity and the pf is below 80% the electric
company will add extra metering to charge you for the low pf.

  John Couture