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.
Heron of Alexandria invented a steam powered rotating ball in Circa 100 AD. This is the first recorded steam power. Thomas Savery (1650-1715) was an English military engine â¦ er and inventor who in 1698, took out a general patent covering all possible means of pumping water by steam power.