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hiiwa
Aug 23, 2010, 04:25 PM
How to conver kva to kw

KISS
Aug 23, 2010, 05:20 PM
VA = watts. Volts * Amps.

For reactive loads it's necessary to know VA.

I believe that watts takes into the account of the phase angle W=VA*cos(theta) where VA does not.

Hence, VA is needed to size generators.

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