Data record `instr.power-factor-test-set.temperature-correction`

Verified 2026-10-27 Confidence: High

Power factor depends on insulation temperature, so results are corrected to a reference temperature before trending; generic correction tables have fallen out of use because the temperature dependence varies from unit to unit, and a set may instead derive an individual correction from a short frequency sweep.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	Megger product page	Manufacturer page
Data record	instr.power-factor-test-set.temperature-correction	Verified 2026-10-27
Entry	Power factor test set	No revisions

Subject: Power factor test set (Instrument classes)
Kind: Instrument fact
Source: Megger product page, web page edition, DELTA4000 series 12 kV power factor/tan delta testers, Megger. Publisher page

History

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Date	Change
2026-10-27	created
2026-10-27	revised
2026-10-27	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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Test Instrument Reference, Data record instr.power-factor-test-set.temperature-correction (Oct. 27, 2026), https://www.testinstrumentreference.com/data/instr.power-factor-test-set.temperature-correction/.

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  organization = {Test Instrument Reference},
  publisher = {Test Instrument Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-27}
}

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