What is circulating current? and Reactive loads?

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 ?

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

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

Stop Hi Jacking my threads please

danny davis said:

What is circulating current?

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

danny davis said:

and Reactive loads?

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

danny davis said:

With a current meter it measure amps

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Yes.

danny davis said:

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

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

danny davis said:

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

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See above.

danny davis said:

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

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

danny davis said:

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

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

danny davis said:

" Reactive Load means?

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

danny davis said:

A light Bulb is a linear load

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

danny davis said:

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

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Why?

danny davis said:

the transformer puts the current and voltage not in phase?

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Why?

danny davis said:

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

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

danny davis said:

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

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No, but they might help you learn something.

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.

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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?

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