Load Loss Factor (LLF) is a factor which when multiplied by energy lost at time of peak and the number of load periods will give overall average energy lost. It is calculated as the sum of the load squared divided by the product of the square of the peak load times the number of load points. For electricity utilities - expect about 0.3 In electrical engineering, load factor is the average power divided by the peak power, over a period of time. [1] The peak may be a theoretical maximum, rather than a measured maximum. The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time. To calculate the capacity factor, total energy the plant produced during a period of time and divide by the energy the plant would have produced at full capacity Baseload power plant A base load power plant with a capacity of 1,000 MW might produce 648,000 megawatt-hours in a 30-day month. The number of megawatt- hours that would have been produced had the plant been operating at full capacity can be determined by multiplying the plant's maximum capacity by the number of hours in the time period. 1,000 MW X 30 days X 24 hours/day is 720,000 megawatt-hours. The capacity factor is determined by dividing the actual output with the maximum possible output. In this case, the capacity factor is 0.9 (90%). [1]
definition of load loss factor, and the method to calculate it
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Load Loss Factor (LLF) is a factor which when multiplied by
energy lost at time of peak and the number of load periods will
give overall average energy lost
Load Loss Factor(LLF) is afactorwhich when multiplied
byenergylost at time of peak and the number ofloadperiods will give
overall average energy lost.
It is calculated as the sum of the load squared divided by the
product of the square of the peak load times the number of load
points.
Forelectricityutilities - expect about 0.3
Inelectrical engineering,load factoris the average power divided
by the peak power, over a period of time.[1]The peak may be a
theoretical maximum, rather than a measured maximum.
The netcapacity factorof apower plantis the ratio of the actual
output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it
had operated at fullnameplate capacitythe entire time. To calculate
the capacity factor, totalenergythe plant produced during a period
of time and divide by the energy the plant would have produced at
full capacityBaseload power plantAbase load power plantwith a
capacity of 1,000 MW might produce 648,000 megawatt-hours in a
30-day month. The number of megawatt-hours that would have been
produced had the plant been operating at full capacity can be
determined by multiplying the plant's maximum capacity by the
number of hours in the time period. 1,000 MW X 30 days X 24
hours/day is 720,000 megawatt-hours. The capacity factor is
determined by dividing the actual output with the maximum possible
output. In this case, the capacity factor is 0.9 (90%).[1]
