What is meant by Active and reactive power?

Answer Posted / ashishhans

Reactive power is utilised in inductive or capacitiance
ciruits but does not produce real work. It is expressed as
Q and is given by
P=VIcos phie


Active power:
The time rate of energy per second is power. Basic unit of
power is watt power for one second requires 1 joule energy

practical unit is kw and 1kw=1000watt

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