Glossary of energy terms
- battery storage
- photovoltaics
- low-carbon economy
- renewable energy
- carbon dioxide (CO2)
- greenhouse gases
- solar surpluses
- carbon neutrality
- hydropower
- electrification system
- alternator
- transmission system
- distribution system
- local distribution system (LDS)
- settlement entity
- system deviation
- regulation electricity (RE)
- settlement price of deviation
- counter-deviation
- certified ancillary service
- non-certified ancillary service
- flexibility (demand side response)
- aggregator of flexibility
- production point
- delivery point
- smart-metering
- sub-metering
- regulated energy consumer
- unregulated energy consumer
- balance group
- deviation of the settlement entity
- daily diagram
- deviation of the delivery point
- reactive power
- maximum reserved capacity (MRC)
- reserved capacity (RC)
- measurement and regulation (MaR)
- uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- backup power source
- battery management system (BMS)
- main disconnecting point (HRM)
- LiFePO4 Batteries
- Li-Ion Batteries
- converter
- FUERGY power merger
- FUERGY control unit
- switchboard
- solar panels
- thermal panels
- diagram of electricity consumption
- regulation potential of the delivery point
- ADCS terminal
- CO2e
reactive power
this phenomenon arises in delivery points operating the appliances with inductive electricity consumption (such as electric motors, transformer welding machines, etc.) which are causing a phase shift between voltage and electric current. Voltage vectors precede electric current vectors, and the magnitude of this shift is expressed by the “power factor”. The power factor expresses the ratio between active and reactive energy measured at the delivery point. In an ideal case, the power factor value is equal to 1. Then only active energy flows and no reactive energy. If the power factor is lower than 1, reactive energy, which does not do work, flows through the customer's delivery point and the distribution system, unnecessarily loading electrical distribution systems. A tariff for non-compliance with the prescribed power factor value can be prevented by installing a compensation device.
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