KVA to watts

[tyreeinc]

I have a MAU with a dry type transformer that is rated at 2 KVA. How many watts is two KVA?

 

[mcclary's electrical]

2000 watts

 

[tyreeinc]

Can you tell me how you came up with this as well please?

 

[zog]

I have a MAU with a dry type transformer that is rated at 2 KVA. How many watts is two KVA?

Depends on your PF. W=VAxPF

 

[tyreeinc]

so 2000 is wrong?

 

[raider1]

so 2000 is wrong?

Not if the power factor is 1.

Chris

 

[mcclary's electrical]

yes raider,,,,if the power factor is 1.0....it's 2000,,,,I asumed if it were different,,,he would have said

 

[tyreeinc]

Sorry don'y know the power factor.

 

[zog]

Sorry don'y know the power factor.

Then we cant answer your question, it is like asking what 3+X equals. But your watts will be 2000 or less.

 

[drbond24]

I have a MAU with a dry type transformer that is rated at 2 KVA. How many watts is two KVA?

It would be helpful to know why you are asking as well. If you are wanting to figure the wire size for feeding the transformer, for instance, you want to use the kVA and not the Watts. If you just want to make sure the transformer is large enough to supply a load of 2000 W, it will. If you are wanting something totally different then tell us and we'll be more helpful (hopefully).

 

[Besoeker]

I have a MAU with a dry type transformer that is rated at 2 KVA. How many watts is two KVA?

Not again.....
They W and VA are just not the same units. You can't determine one from the other.

 

[boboelectric]

Doggone ,how you figured that out!

 

[Besoeker]

Doggone ,how you figured that out!

There was a long thread about it a while back where it appears that some others had difficulty understanding that concept......
:grin: