Hello,
I think I understand active and reactive power but I am slightly confused about one issue.
I understand that
a) capacitors produce MVars and inductors(/reactors) absorb them
b) that having high MVars on the system increases the system voltage and low Mvars decreases voltage
As I understand it, b) can be explained by the power triangle- increasing reactive power (Mvars) increases voltage because you are increasing the imaginary component of the power, which increases aparent power (MVA) - the hypotenuse of the triangle (VA = sqr(MW^2 + MVar^2)
However why do capacitors produce and inductors absorb?
A capacitor's reactance is 1/2pifC so as C increases reactance falls reducing the MVars
An inductor's reactance is 2pifL so increasing L reactance rises increasing the MVars
Thanks for your help I hope you can clear up my confusion.