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i'm a lil confused bout whether we need the voltage and current to be out of phase or its something we just can't avoid..?
For power generation using AC synchronous machines and the fact that transmission lines have inherent inductance (reactance), we simply cannot produce power without a phase difference between voltage and current.fatima said:i'm a lil confused bout whether we need the voltage and current to be out of phase or its something we just can't avoid..?
Astronuc said:For power generation using AC synchronous machines and the fact that transmission lines have inherent inductance (reactance), we simply cannot produce power without a phase difference between voltage and current.
As much as possible it is desirable to reduce reactance. One way to reduce reactance in a power line is to add capacitance to offset the inductance.
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