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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlindleistung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: blɪntˌlaɪstʊŋ
"Ein hoher Anteil an Blindleistung belastet die Stromnetze."
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The portion of electricity that establishes and sustains the electric and magnetic fields of alternating-current equipment, which does not perform useful work but is necessary to maintain voltage levels.
"High amounts of reactive power can strain transmission lines and reduce overall system efficiency." - 2
Power measured in volt-amperes reactive (VAR) that is continuously exchanged between the load and the source in an AC power system.
"Engineers use capacitor banks to compensate for inductive reactive power in industrial plants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'reactive' from the Late Latin 'reactivus', formed from 're-' (back, again) and 'agere' (to do or drive), with 'power', derived from the Old French 'poder' and Latin 'posse' (to be able). In electrical engineering, it emerged in the late 19th to early 20th century as alternating current systems were developed, describing the power that oscillates back and forth between the source and the reactive load without performing net work.
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puissance réactive
Transliteration: pwi.sɑ̃s ʁe.ak.tiv
"La puissance réactive est mesurée en kilovolts-ampères réactifs."
Blindleistung
Transliteration: blɪntˌlaɪstʊŋ
"Ein hoher Anteil an Blindleistung belastet die Stromnetze."
potenza reattiva
Transliteration: poˈtɛn.tsa re.atˈti.va
"La potenza reattiva non compie lavoro utile ma è necessaria per i campi magnetici."
potencia reactiva
Transliteration: poˈten.sja re.akˈti.βa
"Los condensadores se utilizan para compensar la potencia reactiva en la red."
potência reativa
Transliteration: poˈtẽ.sja ʁi.aˈtʃi.vɐ
"A compensação de potência reativa melhora a eficiência energética."
प्रतिactive शक्ति
Transliteration: pratikiya shakti
Script: प्रतिक्रियाशील शक्ति
"प्रतिक्रियाशील शक्ति विद्युत प्रणाली में चुंबकीय क्षेत्र बनाए रखती है।"
无功功率
Transliteration: wú gōng gōng lǜ
"电力系统中需要平衡有功功率和无功功率。"
무효전력
Transliteration: muhyo-jeonryeok
"무효전력은 전력망에서 실제 일을 하지 않는 전력입니다."
無効電力
Transliteration: mukō denryoku
"無効電力は送電線の容量に影響を与えます。"
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