load factor

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English - Turkish
yük faktörü
(Turizm) doluluk oranı

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lateral load factor
(Havacılık) yan yük faktörü
English - English
The percentage difference in the amount of electricity used during a specified time period vs the usage amount had it remained at the consumer's highest demand level for the duration The term is also used to mean the percentage of capacity of an energy facility
A measure of the degree of uniformity of demand over a period of time, equivalent to the ratio of average demand to peak demand expressed as a percentage It is calculated by dividing the total energy provided by a system during the period by the product of the peak demand during the period and the number of hours in the period
Represents how efficiently the electrical system capacity is being used The higher the load factor the higher the efficiency
The average percentage of capacity of a utility that is used over a given period of time such as a month or year Deregulated electricity sellers prefer clients with high load factors (i e , stable and predictable loads) and sometimes offer them preferred rates Optimum Utility Systems can evaluate your load factor, analyze your rates, and help you to shop in the deregulated marketplace See related article
The ratio of average load to peak load during a specific period of time, expressed as a percent
Load factor is a measure of efficiency 100% efficiency would require the continuous use of a given amount of electrical load for every hour of the month Load factor is a utilization factor expressed as a ratio of average demand to maximum demand
administrative and other costs associated with underwriting insurance (Folland et al , 1997) The loading factor is the amount by which the actual premium charged exceeds an actuarially fair premium (S5, I) chinese | russian
The percentage of available space on a plane or other mode of transportation that has been sold to date
Percentage of time a customer uses the full load potential, as measured by a demand meter It is a determination of the amount of time the customer is at full load
The average demand over a specified interval of time divided by the maximum demand in the interval
The ratio of the actual energy consumed during a given time period to the consumption that would have occurred had it been fully sustained at the peak demand level
Load factor is the ratio of average demand to maximum demand or to capacity
A measurement of business and efficiency for airlines It is the percentage of available seats that are occupied BACK TO TOP
  The ratio of the average load over a designated period of time to the peak load occurring during that period   (188)
The ratio of average demand to maximum demand for a time period, such as one year, one month, or one hour An end user with a high load factor may be able to negotiate a better natural gas price from a supplier
- The ratio of passengers actually carried versus the total passenger seating capacity of a vehicle A load factor of greater than 1 0 indicates that there are standees on that vehicle
The ratio of passengers actually carried versus the total passenger capacity of a vehicle
Ratio of the average compressor load during a given period of time to the maximum rated load of the compressor (060)
(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
The electricity produced by a power station expressed as a percentage of the electricity it could have produced if operating at maximum output in a fixed time period, usually one year
The ratio of passengers or freight actually carried versus the total passenger or freight capacity of a vehicle or a route
Ratio of the average load (consumption of compressed air) during a given period of time to the rated delivery of the compressor
Ratio of average energy demand (load) to maximum demand (peak load) during a specific period
The ratio of the average load in kilowatts supplied during a designated period to the peak or maximum load in kilowatts occurring in that period Load factor, in percent, also may be derived by multiplying the kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the period by 100 and dividing by the product of the maximum demand in kilowatts and the number of hours in the period Example: Load Factor Calculation - Load Factor = kilowatt-hours/hours in period/kilowatts Assume a 30-day billing period or 30 times 24 hours for a total of 720 hours Assume a customer used 10,000 kWh and had a maximum demand of 21 kW The customer's load factor would be 66 percent ((10,000 kWh/720 hours/21 kW)*100)
A number which determines the proportionate amount of the cache load on each member server in an array Different member servers can be configured to have different loads

Related Terms

breakeven load factor
The load factor necessary for an airline to break even. It is a function of the percent of seats filled at a particular yield versus the airlines operating costs
load factor

    Hyphenation

    load fac·tor

    Turkish pronunciation

    lōd fäktır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlōd ˈfaktər/ /ˈloʊd ˈfæktɜr/
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