Electrical Engineering ⇒ Topic : Diversity Factor

Diversity factor: The ratio of the sum of individual maximum demands to the maximum demand on power station is known as diversity factor.

It is always greater than unity. The greater the diversity factor, the lesser is the cost of generation of power.

Diversity Factor:- The diversity factor of any system, or part of a system, is the ratio of the maximum power demands of the subdivisions of the system, or part of a system, to the maximum demand of the whole system, or part of the system, under consideration, measured at the point of supply. Expressing the definition mathematically

             Diversity Factor = sum of individual maximum demands / maximum demand of entire group