shunt reactor

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shunt reactor

[′shənt rē¦ak·tər]

(electricity)

A reactor that has a relatively high inductance and is wound on a magnetic core containing an air gap; used to neutralize the charging current of the line to which it is connected.

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[ClickPress, Tue Jul 02 2019] A shunt reactor is an electrical device mainly used to absorb reactive power in an electrical power grid system.

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