Quick conversion

kVA to kW, and back

Your appliances are rated in kW. Generators are sold in kVA. The difference is the power factor, and on most Indian sites that is 0.8.

Load in kW

Power factor

Apparent power: 125.0 kVA
Current at 415 V, 3-phase: 174 A
Rule of thumb: kVA = kW ÷ power factor
Reverse: 100.0 kW

Set to buy

160 kVA

with 25% headroom for motor starting

A set sized exactly to the load has nothing left for the surge when a motor starts. A quarter over is the usual allowance; a site full of large motors wants more.

See sets near 160 kVA