>-----Original Message-----
>From: Russell McMahon [mailto:apptech@PARADISE.NET.NZ]

>Domestic loads are traditionally predominantly resistive
>(heating, incandescent lighting) with a smaller component from
>eg refrigerator motors. Industrial loads are liable to have a
>higher inductive component due to eg motors being a
>significant part of the load.

I suspect with the increased use of switched mode PSU's in consumer
electrical goods, the uptake of flourescent lights, and generaly increased
use of air conditioning that PF in the average home may have moved some way
from unity in recent years?

Regards

Mike





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