Glossary cos O


kg


| power factor (active power/apparent power) mass, kilogram


kVA apparent power, kilovolt.amps kVArh reactive power, kilovolt.amps.reactive hours kW active power, kilowatt kWh energy consumption, kilowatt.hour LED light emitting diode PCL Performance Characteristic Line R2


correlation coefficient VSD variable speed drive


About this guide


This short guide has been produced for ExxonMobil by Applied Market Information Ltd in association with Robin Kent, Founder and Managing Director of Tangram Technology Ltd. Robin is a recognised authority on energy management in plastics processing and has carried out energy surveys and assessments for more than 450 companies throughout the world. Robin holds a BEng(Hons) degree in Materials Engineering from Monash University (Australia) and a PhD in Polymer Physics from the University of Surrey (UK). He is a also Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, a Fellow of the Energy Institute, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Energy Manager.


More detailed information about energy efficient plastics processing can be found in the author’s book ‘Energy Management in Plastics Processing - strategies, targets, techniques and tools’, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-1906479107. The publisher would like to acknowledge the permission of the British Plastics Federation (www.bpf.co.uk) to use some data in the guide.


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