capacitor is load free component but why ampare meter shows
current when capacitor bank breaker close?

Answer Posted / abdurrahim

As we know that Electrical is having two type of load,
Active and Reactive.Capacitor is a reactive load,Which is
not considering as a load,& its factor is Isin@.Meter is
design based on Current RMS value.Because of it, Meter is
showing the current RMS value.

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