# Power factor

**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/power-factor/2177
**Category:** EV Small Talk
**Created:** [March 23, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/power-factor/2177 "2012-03-23T02:10:38Z")
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### Author: ![Shimonariev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Shimonariev](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Shimonariev)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/power-factor/2177/1 "2012-03-23T02:10:38Z")

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Hello all  
I`m new at this forum and this field…  
Today I work on a project that involve planning of a electrical grid to feed charging station of electrical vehicles I stady this field very hard and love it.  
I have one question I hope its the right place:D  
In the planing of the grid I bump into a small problem that I hope that you will help me with this.  
I need charging station that feed on 230V and uses IEC 62196 EV type 2 connector.  
I look over few data-sheets of charging stations and I noticed that while they worte on there specifications input voltage and current are 230 Vac @ 16A, the AC charging power output is 3.6[Kw].  
that means the electrical car charging is with power factor of 1 if not so in whice power factor the charging take place??  
If the charging take place with another power factor (\<1) so to get to the power output of 3.6[KW], I will need to provied higer current to the charging station for compensate the reactive power in the grid so I will need thicker wires for the new current.  
I hope that I expleain my problem well.