Question

what is power factor

Answer 1

Power factor is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load to the apparent power in the circuit

Answer 2

POWER FACTOR\[= \cos \Phi = R/Z\]
Where R is the resistance of the circuit
And Z is the impedance of the circuit.
The formula for impedance is given by\[Z = \sqrt{R ^{2}+(x _{C}-x _{L})^{2}}\]
where \[x _{C} = 1/\omega C , x _{L} = \omega L\]
where \[\omega = \]angular frequency
C = capacitance of the capacitor in the circuit
L = Inductance of the inductor in the given circuit