kW (kilo Watt) - Watts is a measurement of how much electricity that electrical device uses constantly - kW = kilo Watt - Watt(W) is the SI unit for power(P) - Power in electrical is the rate of energy transferred - Power = Voltage x Current Other note: In physic, power is the rate of work done - SI unit for power in physic is also Watt - Power = Force x Distance / Time kWh kVA -
A kWh (kiloWatt hour) is a measurment of how many kilowatts are
used in an hour. Most electrical devices will have desciption on them how many watts they are using. 1000 watts = 1 kilowatt. 1 kWh = 3600 kJ Thus, a 1000 watt microwave oven running for 1 hour will use 1 kWh. To calculate each electrical device is using in one month: ( Watt * Hours * Day. ) / 1000 = Kilowatt Hours used in one month If your electrical device does not have the wattage printed on it but it does have amperage printed on it, please look at Volt Amp Watt Convert to learn how to convert amps to watts kWh is what used on electricity bill or electricity statement kWh is the amount of electrical used A measure of consumption kVA is the measure of load demand
Demand is usually averaged in a period of 30 mins
Using many electrical devices or appliances within the 30 mins interval even for a one time, peak demand will be close to maximum. Thus, the higher the quantity of electrical device used in one time within 30 mins interval in a day the higher the demand Electrical provider must supply according to the demand of consumer
Difference between kWH and kVA
- kVA is the measure of demand load (quantity of load used in one time) - kWh is a measure of electrical usage PF (Power Factor) - Power factor is the measure of efficientcy of the power being used - If Power factor(PF) = 1, means 100% of the supply is being used effieciently - Thus, if PF = 1, Power consumption(kWh) = Power demand(kVA) - If PF is less than 1, the supply is not efficient - But power factor of 1 is not obtainable, this is because equipments such as motors and other inductive load create a reactance which cause power factor to be less than 1 - The Square-cube law is the relationship between area and volume of an object. - When an object grows in size, its volume increases faster than its area - In analogy to motors, Cube law is the relationship between a motors speed and power. - This means that a small increase in speed requires a lot more power - But also means that a smallest reduction in speed can give significant power savings - A pump or fan running at half speed consumes only one eighth of the power compared to full speed - This is because the cube law in electrical motors is the ratio of speed and power - (speed)^2 : (power)^3