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Complex Power

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May 1, 2024 3 minute read

Complex Power is a concept in electrical engineering that describes the total power in an alternating current (AC) circuit. It consists of two components: real power and reactive power. Real power is the power that does useful work, such as powering lights or motors, while reactive power is the power that circulates between the source and load and does not do any useful work. The complex power is given by the product of the voltage and the complex conjugate of the current, and its unit is the volt-ampere reactive (VAR).

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