I have seen and used them on the military gens that are 750KW and up. I don't really see a need for one on the smaller gens because it probably isn't cost effective to correct the power factor at low loads.
Hmm... never thought about adding one. Would be interesting to know how out of phase my voltage and current load is. Of course, since I only have a 20 KW generator, every time the a/c starts it would probably peg it on the lagging side.
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If they are single phase, they won't register anything on the power factor meter.
How do you figure that? Any AC electrical circuit that is.not.100% resistance load will have a.power.factor. Which, is the phase angle.relationship.between the voltage and current. You can have a single phase or three phase device.
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1993 AM General M35A3 w/w
2006 Chevy 2500 Quigley 4x4 conversion van
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 4x4
1955 Ford 650
1984 FXSB
2003 FLHRI
Two of the loudest sounds in the world are hearing a click when expecting a bang, and hearing a bang when expecting a click.
Just to throw in my two cents..... when I was in the worlds greatest Navy, we used phase angle meters to parallel generators. If you try to close the generator breaker .5% or more out of phase, it will automatically open back up so you dont destroy your generators.
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Phase Angle Meter (Power Factor Measurement)
