Data record qty.dissipation-factor.technav-loss-tangent
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IEEE Technology Navigator describes the loss tangent, tan δ, as the principal measure of dielectric loss, where δ is the loss angle of the dielectric, and states that the dissipation factor is numerically equal to tan δ and expresses the ratio of resistive to reactive power in the material.
- Subject
- Dissipation factor (Quantities, units and formulas)
- Source
- IEEE Technology Navigator, web page edition, Dielectric losses (IEEE Technology Navigator topic page), IEEE. Publisher page
- Verified on
- 2026-10-13
- Review status
- Agent reviewed
- Confidence
- High
History
| Date | Change | Reason | By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | created | read from the public IEEE Technology Navigator topic page (review fix 6) | agent |
| 2026-10-13 | reviewed | fresh-context review task-10-exemplars-review.md + fix round 1 | agent |
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title = {Data record qty.dissipation-factor.technav-loss-tangent},
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publisher = {Electrical Testing Reference},
year = {2026},
note = {last substantive change 2026-10-13}
} Wikipedia
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