Schneider Electric HRB1684301-01 PF sign convention, PF sign in IEC mode, Power and PF lead / lag

PowerLogic™ PM5500 series user manual Chapter 16—Power, energy and power factor

Power and PF lead / lag

+Q

(+kVAR)

Quadrant 2 Quadrant 1

Q (+)

PF lead

-P

(-kW)

PF lag

Q (-)

S	S
P (-)	P (+)
P (-)	P (+)
S	S

Q (+)

PF lag

+P

(+kW)

PF lead

Q (-)

	Quadrant 3	Quadrant 4
		-Q
		(-kVAR)
PF lead / lag summary
Quadrant	Current phase shift	Load type	PF lead / lag
Quadrant 1	Current lags voltage	Inductive	PF lag
Quadrant 2	Current leads voltage	Capacitive	PF lead
Quadrant 3	Current lags voltage	Inductive	PF lag
Quadrant 4	Current leads voltage	Capacitive	PF lead

PF sign convention

Depending on the regional settings, the meter shows positive or negative power factor according to IEC or IEEE standards.

PF sign in IEC mode

When the regional setting is set to IEC mode, the meter correlates power factor sign (PF sign) with the direction of real power (P) flow.

•For positive real power (+P), the PF sign is positive (+).

•For negative real power (-P), the PF sign is negative (-).

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