hi ...
... suggest drawing a power triangle ... It is much easier to visualize.
The apparent power, in volt-amps, is always the hypotenuse. The real power, in watts, is on the real axis, and the reactive power, in vars, is perpendicular to watts, parallel to the imaginary axis. Vars can be either inductive, +, or capacitive, -.
... suggest drawing a power triangle ... It is much easier to visualize.
The apparent power, in volt-amps, is always the hypotenuse. The real power, in watts, is on the real axis, and the reactive power, in vars, is perpendicular to watts, parallel to the imaginary axis. Vars can be either inductive, +, or capacitive, -.