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Fundamentals of Reactive Power in AC Power Systems

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Reactive Power Control in AC Power Systems

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The fundamentals of reactive power in AC power systems are discussed in the second chapter. The chapter presents basic theory of AC circuits including two-ports linear elements, basic equations and definition of powers in AC circuits. The phasor diagrams and power measurement techniques in AC networks are also presented. The chapter also investigates the effects of reactive power as well as power factor compensation in consumers. The end part of the chapter is related to minimum active and reactive absorbed power in linear AC circuits and also non-sinusoidal conditions. All of the parts include some practical examples and case studies. The chapter is closed with a large list of bibliographic references.

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    Horia Andrei

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University Politehnica Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Paul Cristian Andrei, Emil Cazacu & Marilena Stanculescu

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    Ali Jafari Aghbolaghi

  3. Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of PiteÅŸti, PiteÅŸti, Romania

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Andrei, H., Andrei, P.C., Cazacu, E., Stanculescu, M. (2017). Fundamentals of Reactive Power in AC Power Systems. In: Mahdavi Tabatabaei, N., Jafari Aghbolaghi, A., Bizon, N., Blaabjerg, F. (eds) Reactive Power Control in AC Power Systems. Power Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51118-4_2

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