what is the difference between ACTIVE POWER and REACTIVE
POWER.I WANT CLEAR ANSEWER.

Answer Posted / mukund

active power is the actual power which is used to drive any
electrical machine.
while reactive power is the power created as a result of
hormonic distortion of active power which moves to and fro
over the system until any compensation is made to it

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