what is the difference between active and reactive power?

Hi, https://Shiksha.com is an educational portal, where in you can post your queries related to education and career. However to answer your query, active power is nothing but the actual power ( Kw ) or Real power Consumed by a load .While reactive power may be the 'imaginary' part of your complex

there are are political connotations also for the two expressions.reactionary elements among politicians are identified and derided by the opposing one who claims himself acting.

hi This is an engineering convention, not a concept from pure physics. When you multiply voltage by current, the total "power" in volt*amps can be a combination of two types of "power". 1. active power = V*I*cos(theta) and 2. reactive power = V*I*sin(theta) where (theta) is the phase angle between t

Electric power consists of two components, active and reactive power. Only active power do actual work while reactive power flows in and out in a cyclic manner to provide energy fields of various loads. Reactive power, which is measured in volt-amperes reactive (vars), is produced when electrical c