[GreenKeys] Measurement of Power Line Noise

[Harold Hallikainen]

On Sun, March 24, 2024 5:02 pm, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>     Many years ago I had a tour of the Sylmar terminal of the Pacific
> Inter-tie. There was a yard full of switchable capacitors used to
> correct power factor. I was out there when some switching was done.
> Sounded like an artillery barrage. Some may not know that capacitors
> expand and contract during charging or discharging. Where a lot of power
> is concerned they can sound like high explosives going off. I was no
> more than fifteen feet away. Wow.
>      You will see correction capacitors on power poles. And I have heard
> of power companies offering discounts to customers who could provide
> loads suitable for PF correction.

Our local power company requires large customers to maintain a power
factor of 0.95 or higher or they charge extra as explained at
https://docs.tep.com/wp-content/uploads/301-TILPST.pdf#page=2 .

This is for electricity delivered as 3 phase at 13.8 kV or higher. Perfect
for my HF amplifier!

More on the "Musk watt saver" at
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stopwatt-elon-musk-tesla/ .

Harold
https://w6iwi.org