antcollinet
Master Contributor
What do you mean by electrical load in the context of the amp?I know. -But puts extra load on the electrical system that transports it.
Apparent power is always higher than actual. Unless cos phi = 1, then they are equal.
In power transmission, power factor is not created by the transmission lines, but by the load (the equipment in our houses and businesses). That requires higher current to deliver the same power. The higher current in the transmission lines causes higher losses (I^2R), which are result in additional real power in the transmission lines.
Inside the amp the real power IS the load - any power factor issues have already caused that additional real power (eg through the peak capacitor charging currents in the ESR of the cap).