Medical Definition of Capacity factor
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This is the ratio of the average power output from an electric power plant to the plant's rated capacity. A capacity factor is ideally unity, but invariably less. Capacity factors vary widely between types of electric plants (for example, nuclear, solar, coal, etc.), and can even vary widely for a single type of power plant.
Index (typically in percent) indicating the average power supplied by an energy plant, relative to its maximum rated capacity.
Synonym: plant factor, load factor.
(13 Jan 1998)
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