Maybe I'm being picky, but I'd beware of anyone who couldn't spell satellite or propagation, or even notice that they had spelt those words incorrectly... I'm probably in a minority though. Dave (G0D
You are probably correct, Karl, Put it this way, English, and particularly spelling, was not my strongest subject at school. So if I notice the glaring errors, there is something seriously wrong... E
Others have answered the question of phase angle, so I wont repeat that information again. To address the root of your question, all transformers have losses, due to 'copper' losses in the windings,
Only if you get charged for kVA, rather than just kW... The 147 Watts you measured is 'real' power, the Watts part, so you will spin the meter by 147 Watts per hour, or 0.147 kWh at what ever your ra
I must have missed that bit, or forgot. Yes, a current reading will give you VA if you don't have the phase angle information. But, that's not what the domestic electric meter will be measuring of co
Must be on an older 3 wire system then. Most new domestic supplies in the UK are two wire, with PME mains distribution systems. So, although you have a neutral and an earth connection marked up in th
Unfortunately, the meaning and implementation around the world is different dependant on where you happen to be... In its basic sense, yes, "smart" metering meant communicating to the customer the in