Samlexpower PST-1000-12 Owner's manual - Section 2 |
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SECTION 2 |
General Information
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Peak Value:*UJTUIFNBYJNVNWBMVFPGFMFDUSJDBMQBSBNFUFSMJLFWPMUBHFDVSSFOU
RMS (Root Mean Square) Value: It is a statistical average value of a quantity that varies
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Voltage (V), Volts:*UJTEFOPUFECZi7wBOEUIFVOJUJTi7PMUTw*UJTUIFFMFDUSJDBMGPSDF
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Current (I), Amps, A:*UJTEFOPUFECZi*wBOEUIFVOJUJT"NQFSFToTIPXOBTi"w*UJT
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Frequency (F), Hz: It is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per
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Efficiency, (
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Phase Angle, (
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current vector leads or lags the voltage vector in a sinusoidal voltage. In a purely induc-
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and may lag or lead the voltage vector.
Resistance (R), Ω: It is the property of a conductor that opposes the flow of current
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age. It is denoted by "R" and its unit is "Ohm" - also denoted as "Ω".
Inductive Reactance (X
L
), Capacitive Reactance (X
C
) and Reactance (X): Reactance is the
opposition of a circuit element to a change of electric current or voltage due to that
element's inductance or capacitance. Inductive Reactance (X
L
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of wire in resisting any change of electric current through the coil. It is proportional to
frequency and inductance and causes the current vector to lag the voltage vector by
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C
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oppose changes in voltage. X
C
is inversely proportional to the frequency and capacitance
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unit of both X
L
and X
C
is "Ohm" - also denoted as "Ω". The effects of inductive reac-
tance X
L
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tance X
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