For the circuit in Figure 15-61, find the true power, the reactive power, and the apparent power.
For the circuit in Figure 15-61, find the true power, the reactive power, and the apparent power.
The capacitive reactance and currents through R and C are
X_{C}= \frac{1}{2\pi fC} = \frac{1}{2\pi (1000 \ Hz)(0.15 \ \mu F)}= 1061 \ \OmegaI_{R}= \frac{V_{s}}{R}= \frac{10 \ V}{470 \ \Omega }= 21.3 \ mA
I_{C}= \frac{V_{s}}{X_{C}}= \frac{10 \ V}{1061 \ \Omega }= 9.43 \ mA
The true power is
P_{true} = I^{2}_{R}R = (21.3 mA)^{2} (470 Ω) = 213 mW
The reactive power is
P_{r}= I^{2}_{C}X_{C}= (9.43 mA)^{2} (1061 Ω)= 94.3 mVAR
The apparent power is
P_{a}= \sqrt{P^{2}_{true} + P^{2}_{r}} = \sqrt{(213 \ mW)^{2}+ (94.3 \ mVAR)^{2}}= 233 \ mVA