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Its 'true power', expressed in watts, will be zero, while its 'reactive power', expressed in reactive volt amperes, will be the product of the voltage across the inductor and the current through it.

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What is phase between voltage and current in a pure inductive circuit?

The phase angle between voltage and current in a purely inductive circuit, under ideal circumstances where there is no resistance at all, is 90 degrees.


Compare the phase relationship between the voltage and current in a purely resistive circuit and an RL circuit?

In a pure resistive circuit the voltage and current are in phase. In an inductive circuit they are fro zero to 180 degrees out of phase. If they are in phase the Power Factor is 1 and 180 degrees the PF is zero. The exact amount of the phase difference depends on the specific circuit.


In a purely resistive ac circuit the current and voltage?

Voltage and current will be in phase for a purely resistive load. As a load becomes more inductive or capacitive, the phase angle between voltage and current will increase.


What effect do var's have on the power factor of the circuit?

VAr is reactive power, caused by either inductive or capacitive loads. The ideal power factor to have is 1, anything less than that is a loss on the network. The effect of VArs on the circuit though depends. If you have a load that is mainly inductive, then adding more inductive reactance will lower the power factor. However, if you introduce capacitive reactance this will increase the power factor, and the opposite is true if its a mainly capacitive circuit. So VArs will either increase or decrease the power factor depending on the load of the circuit. The ideal situation is to balance inductive reactance with capacitive reactance so they in effect cancel each other out and power factor is 1.


Why low power factor wattmeter is used for open circuit test of transformer?

For open circuit test of transformer, the secondary is open circuit and the circuit impedance is largely inductive due to the core impedance having high L as compared to R. hence the power factor is reduced, thus , we use low power factor wattmeters.

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Name type of circuit load which the apparent power is greater than the active power?

these two types of circuit loads are the purely capacitive loads and purely inductive loadsAnother AnswerApparent power will be larger than true, or active, power in ANY circuit, other than a purely-resistive circuit or an R-L-C circuit at resonance.


What is phase between voltage and current in a pure inductive circuit?

The phase angle between voltage and current in a purely inductive circuit, under ideal circumstances where there is no resistance at all, is 90 degrees.


Describe in brief the type of power factor improvement system?

You want a power factor of 1 or 100%, which is a purely resistive circuit. If you have a motor or some other inductive load in a circuit the total voltage and total current in the circuit will not be in phase (phase shift), your power factor will be less than 1. By adding a capacitor (180 degrees out of phase with inductive load) to the circuit that has a capacitive reactance equal to the inductive reactance of the motor, you can cancel the phase shift and have an ideal power factor (no wasted power). Anything above .9 would be good.


The power factor of a purely resistive circuit will be?

The power factor of a purely resistive circuit is 1.0.


In a purely inductive circuit proof from first principal that the current lags behind applied voltage by quarter of a cycle and also so that the average power dimand is zero?

Maybe.


What is zero power factor?

A power factor equal to zero means that the load is purely inductive or purely capacitive, and no power is available to do work, because all of the generated power is going into charging the electric field in the capacitor, or the magnetic field (if an inductive load).


What is the minimum value of power factor of a circuit can have under what circumstances can this occur?

Power factor is the cosine of a circuit's phase angle. A power factor of 0 (its lowest value), therefore, results from a circuit whose load current leads or lags the supply voltage by 90 degrees. In practise, this is unlikely to occur, as it requires either a purely-inductive or a purely-capacitive load and, real-life circuits have resistance.


When does power consumed in an ac circuit becomes zero?

'Power' is not 'consumed'; it is simply a 'rate' -the rate at which 'energy' is being consumed.No energy is being consumed by a load which is either purely inductive or purely capacitive so, for such loads, the rate of energy consumption, or the power, would be theoretically be zero. However, purely inductive or capacitive circuits only exist in theory, and all circuits exhibit some degree of resistance, so you will never have a condition under which the power of an a.c. circuits truly becomes zero.


When is the power factor of a motor 1?

When the circuit is purely resistive or in resonance, i.e. capacitive and inductive reactance cancels out.Power factor is the ratio of apparent power over true power, and is the cosine of the phase angle between voltage and current.


Explain what happens to current in a purely inductive circuit?

Current in a purely inductive circuit lags the voltage by 90 degrees. The apparent power in such a circuit will be zero, because the power factor is zero, however, energy will still be transferred, and VARs (Volt-Amps-Reactive) will be non-zero.


Compare the phase relationship between the voltage and current in a purely resistive circuit and an RL circuit?

In a pure resistive circuit the voltage and current are in phase. In an inductive circuit they are fro zero to 180 degrees out of phase. If they are in phase the Power Factor is 1 and 180 degrees the PF is zero. The exact amount of the phase difference depends on the specific circuit.


In a purely resistive ac circuit the current and voltage?

Voltage and current will be in phase for a purely resistive load. As a load becomes more inductive or capacitive, the phase angle between voltage and current will increase.