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Capacitor, Inductor and Power factor.

RESISTORS, CAPACITORS AND INDUCTORS IN AC CIRCUITS

The next two graphs show the voltage across the resistor and the current
flowing through the resistor as a function of time.

Figure 2: V and I: Sinusoidal variation in phase

Diagram

Power VI cos

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Figure 3: Phasor

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Since in pure resistive circuits power factor is unity (Or) 1

Power VI

Now

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Power factor
Power factor is the factor which reduces and increases the ac power,
this depends on the nature load (inductive or capacitive or resistive)
Power factor is defined as the COSine of angle between voltage and
current.
Or COS of phase difference angle of voltage and current.

cos =Power factor

=Phase difference between voltage and current.

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