^"ATX Power Supply Units Roundup" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
The power factor is the measure of reactive power. It is the ratio of active power to the total of active and reactive power. It is about 0.65 with an ordinary PSU, but PSUs with active PFC have a power factor of 0.97-0.99. ... hardware reviewers sometimes make no difference between the power factor and the efficiency factor. Although both these terms describe the effectiveness of a power supply, it is a gross mistake to confuse them. ... There is a very small effect from passive PFC – the power factor grows only from 0.65 to 0.7-0.75."
^"Why we need PFC in PSU" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
"Normally, the power factor value of electronic device without power factor correction is approximately 0.5. ... Passive PFC ... 70~80% ... Active PFC ... 90~99.9%"
^"PFC options for power supplies" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
by Tom Brooks 2004
"The disadvantages of passive PFC techniques are that they typically yield a power factor of only 0.60 to 0.70 ... Dual-stage active PFC technology [yields] a power factor typically greater than 0.98"
^Sugawara, I., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, A., & Teshima, T. (1997). Experimental studies on active and passive PFC circuits. Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1997. INTELEC 97., 19th International 19-23 Oct 1997. 571-578. doi 10.1109/INTLEC.1997.646051.