Define the following: Average demand, Maximum demand, Demand factor, Load factor.

GIEE Q&A BankCategory: Distribution SystemsDefine the following: Average demand, Maximum demand, Demand factor, Load factor.
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GIEE Support Staff answered 9 years ago

• Average Demand: the average power requirement during some specified period of time of considerable duration is called the average demand of installation.
• Maximum Demand: The maximum demand of an installation is defined as the greatest of all the demand, which have occurred during a given period. It is measured accordingly to specifications, over a prescribed time interval during a certain period.
• Demand Factor: It is defined as the ratio of actual maximum demand made by the load to the rating of the connected load.
• Load Factor: It is defined as the ratio of the average power to the maximum demand.

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