The ratio of active power to apparent power in a circuit is called the power factor. For two systems transmitting the same amount of active power, the system with the lower power factor will have higher circulating currents due to energy that returns to the source from energy storage in the load.
Ruud who invented the electric water heater (automatic storage) in 1889, founded the Ruud Manufacturing Company, which is still in operation today, and pioneered the advancement of water heaters, in both the residential and commercial market. The Water Heater is still sometimes referred to as a geyser in the UK.
James Watt invented the first modern steam engine, though rudimentary steam devices can be traced back to the first century in Egypt.The first steam locomotive prototype was â¦ built in 1784 by William Murdoch, who was born in Scotland and worked as an engineer and inventor in Birmingham, England.ames Watt invented the first modern steam engine, though rudimentary steam devices can be traced back to the first century in Egypt.