What is circulating current? and Reactive loads?

[danny davis]

What is circulating current? and Reactive loads?

With a current meter it measure amps , but since it's circulating current it's different why?

When it's circulation current it's a reactive load?

"A non linear load means the current and voltage are not in phase"
"A linear load means the current and voltage are in phase"
" Reactive Load means? circulating current

A light Bulb is a linear load

Using a Transformer and a light bulb will be a Non-Linear load because of the transformer? the transformer puts the current and voltage not in phase? because its a inductor + resistor , phases are not in phase ?

 

[godfreyl]

There is very good answer to your questions here. The answer I gave walters here may be useful to you too.

 

[danny davis]

those answers have nothing to do with circulating currents or reactive loads

Stop Hi Jacking my threads please

 

[godfreyl]

What is circulating current?

I have no idea. You invented that term. What do you mean by it?

and Reactive loads?

Reactive loads are inductive or capacitive, so current is 90 degrees out of phase with voltage.

With a current meter it measure amps

Yes.

but since it's circulating current it's different why?

I have no idea what you mean by "circulating current". See first answer above.

When it's circulation current it's a reactive load?

See above.

"A non linear load means the current and voltage are not in phase"

A non-linear load means the current is not proportional to the voltage.

"A linear load means the current and voltage are in phase"

A linear load means the current is proportional to the voltage.

" Reactive Load means?

A reactive load is inductive or capacitive, so current is 90 degrees out of phase with voltage.

A light Bulb is a linear load

More-or-less, but the resistance depends on temperature.

Using a Transformer and a light bulb will be a Non-Linear load because of the transformer?

Why?

the transformer puts the current and voltage not in phase?

Why?

because its a inductor + resistor , phases are not in phase ?

A transformer is not an inductor. It has inductance and resistance and capacitance.

those answers have nothing to do with circulating currents or reactive loads

No, but they might help you learn something.

 

[danny davis]

Thanks godfreyl for the info and help

I don't know either what it means because my manager keeps on saying these things and I thought I was the only one confused too

I don't know what they mean either

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A light Bulb is a linear load
More-or-less, but the resistance depends on temperature.

It's linear because the phases are IN PHASE , the current and voltage are in phase

Current and voltage in phase makes it linear load?

Can Non- Linear mean the current and voltage are not in phase?

 

[pebe]

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