reactive current

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reactive current [rē′ak·tiv ′kə·rənt]

(electricity)

In the phasor representation of alternating current, the component of the current perpendicular to the voltage, which contributes no power but increases the power losses of the system. Also known as idle current; quadrature current; wattless current.

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