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Technical Bulletins: Nasa-Developed "Power Factor Controller", Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Nasa-Developed "Power Factor Controller", Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about a "Power Factor Controller," on which NASA owns the patent. According to NASA's Tech Brief MFS-23280, this device saves power on most electric motors, ranging from 65 percent in a no load condition to zero under full load.
Technical Bulletins: Transient Voltage/Power Surge Suppressors, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Transient Voltage/Power Surge Suppressors, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
According to professional electrical engineering organizations, tests by engineering schools and actions by some state attorneys general, there is no merit to the claim that transient voltage and power surge suppressors will reduce electricity costs. This report summarizes the data obtained by the Council of Better Business Bureaus on these devices.
(The report was reprinted in its entirety from a Report by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. , 1150 17th Street, N. W. , Washington, DC 20036, dated May 1977.)