load factor of loss
1Plant Load Factor — (PLF) : Power (electricity) storage is not feasible. Hence generation of power is controlled to match offtake. For whatever duration a power plant generates below its full capacity, to that extent it is a capacity loss. Plant Load Factor is a… …
2Load Loss Factor — Load Loss Factors are electric utility energy standards for capacitor projects. Industry standard values for Load Loss Factors are .7 and .3, respectively. [Shlatz, Eugene, NavigantConsultants] References …
3Factor of safety — See also: safety factor (plasma physics) Factor of safety (FoS), also known as safety factor (SF), is a term describing the structural capacity of a system beyond the expected loads or actual loads. Essentially, how much stronger the system is… …
4Universal Soil Loss Equation — Models of soil erosion play critical roles in soil and water resource conservation and nonpoint source pollution assessments, including: sediment load assessment and inventory, conservation planning and design for sediment control, and for the… …
5Cognitive load — The term cognitive load is used in cognitive psychology to illustrate the load related to the executive control of working memory (WM). Theories contend that during complex learning activities the amount of information and interactions that must… …
6Functional load — In linguistics and especially phonology, functional load refers to the importance of certain features in making distinctions in a language. English vowels, for example, have a very high functional load: There are innumerable sets of words… …
7Building Overall Energy Loss Coefficient-Area Product — The factor, when multiplied by the monthly degree days, that yields the monthly space heating load …
8Intermittent energy source — An intermittent energy source is any source of energy that is not continuously available due to some factor outside direct control. The intermittent source may be quite predictable, for example, tidal power, but cannot be dispatched to meet the… …
9Electric power transmission — Electric transmission redirects here. For vehicle transmissions, see diesel electric transmission. 400 kV high tension transmission lines near Madrid Electric power transmission or high voltage electric transmission is the bulk transfer of… …
10Intermittent power source — [ Erie Shores Wind Farm monthly output over a two year period] An intermittent power source is a source of electric power generation that may be uncontrollably variable or more intermittent than conventional power sources, and therefore non… …
