Definition Of Diversity Factor
Diversity factor is defined as the ratio of sum of individual maximum demand to the maximum demand on the plant.
Definition of diversity factor. We define the diversity factor of an electrical system as the ratio of the sum of maximum demands of individual loads connected to the system to the simultaneous maximum demand of the system itself. Thus there is a diversity in the occurrence of the load. Mathematically diversity factor sum of individual maximum demand maximum demand. The maximum demands of the individual consumers of a group do not occur simultaneously.
Diversity factor is defined as the ratio of the sum of the maximum demands of the various part of a system to the coincident maximum demand of the whole system. We can understand better if we give a practical example of diversity factor. Diversity factor definition is the ratio of the sum of the maximum power demands of the subdivisions of any electric power system to the maximum demand of the whole system measured at the point of supply. Electrical load diversity factor is a ratio representing the sum of the individual maximum demands for each part or parts of the system to the maximum demand of the entire system or parts of the system.
Another factor that designers consider is demand factor. The diversity factor is always greater than 1. The aggregate load is time dependent as well as being dependent upon equipment characteristics.