The complex power consumed by a constant voltage load is

Last updated: 6/9/2023

The complex power consumed by a constant voltage load is given by P jQ Where 1 kW P 1 5 kW and 0 5 kVAR Q 1 KVAR A compensating shunt capacitor is chosen such that Q 0 25 kVAR where Q is the net reactive power consumed by the capacitor load combination The reactive power in KVAR supplied by the capacitor is