Demand factor & Diversity Factor
Demand factor:
- It is the ratio of maximum demand on the power station to its connected load.
Demand Factor = Maximum demand of a system / Total connected load on the system.
Demand factor is always less than one, because Maximum demand is smaller than total connected load. Higher the load factor
Diversity Factor:
- It is the ratio of the Sum of individual Max demands to the Max demand on power station is known as diversity factor
Diversity Factor = Sum of individual Max demands / Max demand on power station
- Maximum demand on power station always less than the sum of individual maximum demand.
- Diversity factor will always greater than 1. Greater the diversity factor, The cost of generation is lesser
Capacity factor:
- It is the ratio of Actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy that could have been produced during a given period.
Capacity factor = Actual energy produced / the max. energy that could have been produced
Capacity factor = Average demand / Plant capacity
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