Electronic Basics #38: True, Reactive, Apparent & Deformed Power

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    In this electronic basics episode I will tell you all about the different kinds of power that exist. That includes true, reactive, apparent and deformed power. Along the way, I will demonstrate how reactive power gets produced and ways to counteract it. At the end you should understand that all kinds of reactive power are a problem for our power grid.
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    Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod
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Komentáře • 370

  • @brendanberg9523
    @brendanberg9523 Před 5 lety +136

    The moment you realize that GreatScott in not about letting LEDs blink in fancy patterns anymore.

    • @VoidHalo
      @VoidHalo Před 5 lety +3

      There's a lot more to electronics than blinkenlights, my friend. Take the time to learn about it. You'll be glad you did. allaboutcircuits.com and a circuit simulator on Paul Falstad's site that runs in your browser will get you off to a solid start.

    • @MyShanghaiShuffle
      @MyShanghaiShuffle Před 4 lety +1

      That circuit simulator is a revelation to me!

  • @ShomiTheGreat
    @ShomiTheGreat Před 5 lety +7

    I love the fact that this video touched the subject of mathematics within power electronics.
    Don't shy away from mathematics, it ain't boring. Most hardcore fans are either way engineers, students or technicians. You could make an entire series about practical application of mathematics, it'd attract attention.

  • @iwantitpaintedblack
    @iwantitpaintedblack Před 5 lety +12

    This video came just in time, i am a first sem Electronics engineering student and out professor started this topic last week, if im not wrong the german words are "Scheinleistung, Wirkleistung, and Blindleistung" .
    this is one of the things i love about German language, some words are very self explanatory,
    Leistung means power
    Schein = Apparent
    Wirk = Working / Acting
    Blind = Blind
    Electronics engineering so so difficult but man it is fascinating, the difficult part is the flood of knowledge which is unleashed onto your brain every week. like it took 1 month from "What is a risistor" to "Phase shifted sinusoidal alternating current waveforms and fourier transformation"

    • @rdavid5904
      @rdavid5904 Před 4 lety

      Hello. I'm gonna be first year at electronic engineer. Do u study programming ?

  • @DaNiKzz
    @DaNiKzz Před 5 lety +64

    Great Scott! Make a video about "safety capacitors" and how "safe" they are

  • @anastasiszaro
    @anastasiszaro Před 5 lety +10

    1st time watching this: I can't understand ANYTHING!!!!
    3rd time watching this: ..........OK! now I get it!
    It just really shows you that with mathematics (especially when dealing with complex numbers) you have to really study these things again and again and again!
    Dude! Keep up these videos you are incredible at making these formulas look 10.000.000 times more tolerable than my mathematics courses in UNI :)

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Před 5 lety +103

    Fantastic! 😃
    But now I'm lost. 😐

  • @juhailmarisalminen
    @juhailmarisalminen Před 5 lety +5

    That "true power" at 2:00 was so beautiful! Almost song like.

  • @chipheadnet
    @chipheadnet Před 5 lety +28

    Thank you. Informative as always!

  • @himanshugupta999
    @himanshugupta999 Před 4 lety +2

    Best ever explanation of reactive and active power I have seen in 4 years of my engineering. Thanks a lot man :-)

  • @brandonwalker4805
    @brandonwalker4805 Před 5 lety

    This is been the bane of my existence since I began as a power electronics technician. It requires more information input than any other pay off my job.

  • @proyectosledar
    @proyectosledar Před 5 lety +51

    Thanks for this video!!!

  • @TheMrANONYMOOSE
    @TheMrANONYMOOSE Před 5 lety +1

    I'm a first year engineer and I absolutely can't wait to start learning this stuff, it's so cool to me

  • @theknifesedge57
    @theknifesedge57 Před 5 lety +6

    I really appreciate these kinds of videos. Quick, concise, and informative. Reactive power is kind of a pain to understand, but I think you nailed explaining it.
    On a side note, I need to get that multimeter XD.

    • @altuber99_athlete
      @altuber99_athlete Před 3 lety

      He made a small mistake. Reactive power is not power that oscillates. The (magnitude of) reactive power is the amplitude of that oscillations. That oscillating power is called instantaneous reactive power.

  • @toto29620
    @toto29620 Před 5 lety

    Those video should be shown to student in class for fast reminder before starting a new chapter or something, very short and on point. Great job !

  • @electromatic2014
    @electromatic2014 Před 5 lety +2

    I am so happy you make this videos with such a high quality of info an video editting, by far the best channel of this topic, flawless explanation

  • @foamyrocks665
    @foamyrocks665 Před 5 lety

    This is what power electronics is about. You really are a brilliant electronics engineer.

  • @Rapunzel_thicc
    @Rapunzel_thicc Před 5 lety +14

    Hey Scott kann nicht so gut Englisch das es reicht für den Text:
    Mittlerweile verfolge ich deinen Kanal schon über 2 Jahre und deine Videos haben mir sehr bei meiner Gesellenprüfung geholfen bin zwar „Nur“ Energie und Gebäudetechniker aber wir müssen auch Spannungteiler und Brückenschaltungen berechnen.
    Diese Videos haben mir besser gezeigt wie man es ausrechnen kann vorallem an einem Praktischen Beispiel
    Danke und mach weiter so tolle Videos 👍

    •  Před 5 lety

      Er kann aber Deutsch.

    • @Tore_Lund
      @Tore_Lund Před 5 lety

      @ Figured out GreatScott ages ago, with all that German engineering attention to detail. He could also be Swizz or Austrian?

    • @justin-3985
      @justin-3985 Před 5 lety

      @@Tore_Lund no, I am from Switzerland (Schwitz as we say in Swiss german) and he would have this typical dialect.

  • @Pena8666
    @Pena8666 Před 5 lety

    All these years with electronics and now you explained this so that even I got it. Wonderful, Thank you!

  • @vikking390
    @vikking390 Před rokem

    I know this video is kind of old, but it must be the best explanation of AC power I have ever seen online. 👏 Thank you 🙏

  • @woodywiest
    @woodywiest Před 5 lety

    This video is fantastically clear and instructive. During your most recent QA you were right to say that maybe you should change the name. Thanks!

  • @Caffineman22
    @Caffineman22 Před 5 lety

    Awesome. Been a couple months since I studied this. Very nice refresher

  • @jsquaredm
    @jsquaredm Před 5 lety

    WOW! We're learning complex power inside of my Intro to Circuits class right now. What a coincidence.

  • @DarmiGames
    @DarmiGames Před rokem

    Finally understood it after a long time always seeing it in school having no idea what it is

  • @paulokao
    @paulokao Před 5 lety

    The best video about it on the youtube! Very good job!

  • @saxon215
    @saxon215 Před 5 lety

    Pretty straight forward and intuitive for a basics video on something most people don't know about

  • @JuraganLED
    @JuraganLED Před 5 lety

    I am now excited about the PFC thing

  • @jkbrown5496
    @jkbrown5496 Před 5 lety

    It helped me when I realized the power factor correcting capacitor was the same as a decoupling capacitor on a IC. The capacitor provides the in-rush current needed by the inductor and absorbs the inductive spike when the voltage changes. This limits the pumping on the power line so the power company can provide more stable power and the power lines can be smaller since the in-rush is only drawn off the mains at startup.

  • @CircuitsDIY
    @CircuitsDIY Před 5 lety +7

    Great Scott you great 👍👍👍

  • @rraygen
    @rraygen Před 5 lety

    You just taught me in one video a topic that the professors at my school couldn't teach me in weeks of lessons.

  • @rdxdt
    @rdxdt Před 5 lety

    I just watched a video from Applied Science about Impedance, nice to see this one coming right out.

  • @PerKroon
    @PerKroon Před 5 lety

    This was really great video! However I must admit that I had to pause the video to think about it a few times but that is also great, it's a sign that you actually learning something new.
    Thanks for really great videos, good work!

  • @veyoncecreations7251
    @veyoncecreations7251 Před 5 lety

    The way your explaining is too good. Great Job

  • @PowerScissor
    @PowerScissor Před 5 lety

    I get so lost duscussing AC. I literally am more confused now...but still enjoyed the video. Will definitely have to watch a few more times.

  • @blackhunter2310
    @blackhunter2310 Před 5 lety

    Wow Scott this is really a great video on the subject. I can't wait to see more videos on these more advanced topics

  • @OldCurmudgeon3DP
    @OldCurmudgeon3DP Před 5 lety

    The confusing part is that phase angle in America typically follows the positive lag convention where the phasors rotate CCW. This puts inductive load vectors below the horizontal, but puts Q above it.

  • @hackercop
    @hackercop Před 2 lety

    This was a great video, You explained it to me really well, thanks

  • @KASHYAPMASIWAL
    @KASHYAPMASIWAL Před 5 lety

    I will have to watch this video two three times just to get all the knowledge.. Very informative video.. Thanks

  • @ChakshuSharma_CANNOT
    @ChakshuSharma_CANNOT Před 5 lety

    Thanks exactly what i was waiting for. Can't wait for the next video.

  • @EforEngineering
    @EforEngineering Před 5 lety +1

    Very helpful for my next interview 😍 thanks @Greatscott!

  • @Luxcium
    @Luxcium Před 2 lety

    That old intro is the best sorry for the next generation version which would be super nice too…

  • @Jpriatna
    @Jpriatna Před 4 lety

    Terimakasih untuk penjelasan nya, begitu jelas sekali penjelasan tentang saya reaktif

  • @minkusmaz
    @minkusmaz Před 5 lety

    This is one of the many reasons why we should be using DC for power transmission both over long distances and in buildings. Reactive power can be filtered out at the source and not transmitted along power lines. This would end noise nightmares for audio/video studios.

  • @brice9613
    @brice9613 Před 5 lety

    You do a better job than my teacher.

  • @danielpiotrowski1681
    @danielpiotrowski1681 Před 5 lety

    I really liked this one.

  • @blackturbine
    @blackturbine Před 5 lety +16

    DC for the win

    • @Ramog1000
      @Ramog1000 Před 5 lety +3

      kinda true, reactive power is the reason why some high voltage power lines use DC.

    • @zvpunry1971
      @zvpunry1971 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Ramog1000 reactive power isn't the /only/ reason for HVDC. Reactive power can be compensated like shown in the video, this is normally done at substations with switched capacitors/inductors. The biggest advantages of HVDC are that there is no skin effect, that it doesn't need three conductors and it minimizes losses through capacitive coupling in underground/undersea lines.
      Edit: I added the word "only" in the first sentence. User DaUHardcoreCraft is correct with the statement that reactive power is one of the reasons for HVDC, but it isn't the only reason.

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine Před 5 lety +1

      But still keep the ac for brushless motors

  • @NeTSkaTe22
    @NeTSkaTe22 Před 5 lety

    Awesome video GreatScott!, this video is like a summary of all the topics I've seen in some of the subjects I did this year in my university. I study electronic engeeniering. It's very cool to see all the theory applied in some examples.

  • @massimomoltoni5723
    @massimomoltoni5723 Před 5 lety

    Many compliments!

  • @hermannpaschulke1583
    @hermannpaschulke1583 Před 5 lety

    Thanks, this was the best explainantion of reactive power I have seen

  • @reedsebastiyan3808
    @reedsebastiyan3808 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the video, I m waiting for PFC video.

  • @Mcgreogor
    @Mcgreogor Před 5 lety

    This was one of the hardest courses i had to take at school (cos phi inmprovement for single phase and for 3 phase). A lot of writing and even more calculating.

  • @rooko12345
    @rooko12345 Před 5 lety

    That escalated quickly!

  • @philippeagbozo5259
    @philippeagbozo5259 Před 5 lety

    I learned that at school this year, I wonder why I didn't watch your video before but thank you anyway

  • @chandrashekarr9527
    @chandrashekarr9527 Před 5 lety

    That's what the great scott a full detail explanation more than knowledge

  • @MedSou
    @MedSou Před 5 lety

    Very informative ,Thank you 👍👍👍👍

  • @MrJamesnight
    @MrJamesnight Před 5 lety

    Transforma powa. Gold.

  • @jalal1118
    @jalal1118 Před 5 lety

    your videos used to be a lot of fun, now they are more educational with a little bit of fun. we demand a lot of fun and cool projects :)

  • @marijntopgear
    @marijntopgear Před 5 lety

    Bought a shirt, because I’d like to support you. But maily because I like the shirt.

  • @electronic7979
    @electronic7979 Před 5 lety

    Useful video 👍

  • @ventjemazzel8822
    @ventjemazzel8822 Před 4 lety

    Great video man; thanks a lot!

  • @taktsing4969
    @taktsing4969 Před 5 lety

    Great. You explain better than my professor did.

  • @venugopalatchyutanna
    @venugopalatchyutanna Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the video.
    Great and correct information presented in a good way.
    Easy for beginners .
    Waiting for the next video

  • @KiatHuang
    @KiatHuang Před 2 lety

    I'm not sure what's more impressive here, the electronics knowledge clearly imparted or the inhuman ability to perfectly write over his tiny writing a second time.

  • @electron-1979
    @electron-1979 Před 5 lety

    PF isn't that important for such low power devices. It is important in industrial scenarios; that's why they measure and charge for it!
    These videos remind me so much of Electrical and Electronic Engineering classes!

  • @taldmd
    @taldmd Před 5 lety

    Medim and high voltage customers are actually charged for consumed power and power factor. I'm eager to watch your PFC video!

  • @zrnjan
    @zrnjan Před 5 lety

    Excellent video. I felt like I was present at the University classes. :) Nice work.

  • @creeek3
    @creeek3 Před 5 lety

    Took me back to college... a long time ago!!! A massive subject, phase, impedance on their own. All good stuff :) Pronunciation is a bit weird, but understandable (I am from UK)

  • @tanmaytiwari6474
    @tanmaytiwari6474 Před 5 lety

    Power factor!! Also represented as cos(μ) where μ os met phase angle!! i.e tan(μ)=(XL-ZC)/R
    Even if we have a series LCR circuit at resonance inductive and capacitive reactance are equal and therefore cancelling each other out!!

  • @pierresintre2390
    @pierresintre2390 Před 4 měsíci

    It would be great if we could have more details on the computations you have done to find the correct capacitance value to cancel the phase shift between current and voltage ! I couldn't find it elsewhere on the internet...

  • @chaitanyagoswami2393
    @chaitanyagoswami2393 Před 5 lety +2

    Hey greatscott i like your channel too much...😍😍😍😍
    Can you please make a video on communication basics..

  • @parameshpavin2708
    @parameshpavin2708 Před 5 lety +2

    Nice to see this video its informative 👌👍

  • @icucode
    @icucode Před 5 lety

    Awesome video! Thanks!

  • @javierperez_21
    @javierperez_21 Před 5 lety

    As always, you made an awesome and very helpful video. Thanks!!!

  • @prasantkumarmk9239
    @prasantkumarmk9239 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot for the video

  • @greencoder1594
    @greencoder1594 Před 5 lety

    *Correction of Translation Error* @ 07:47
    What is called "Scheinleistung" _S_ in German is NOT the apparent power _S_ but its magnitude as apparent power actually is "Komplexe Scheinleistung" in German:
    German // English
    "Scheinleistung" _S_ == "apparent power" |S|
    "Komplexe Scheinleistung" _ ̲S̲ _== "complex power" S
    The complex power _S_ in _VA_ is the sum of the true power (active power) _P_ in _W_ and the complex number _j_ times the reactive power _Q_ in _var_ .
    *Therefore, the complex power is the resulting vector, the apparent power **_|S|_** is its (non-complex) magnitude.*

  • @moiquiregardevideo
    @moiquiregardevideo Před 5 lety

    The reason the power grid don't like those load that are not pure resistive is the wasted heat in the he transformer.
    Any higher frequency harmonic created by the laptop power supply or the dimmer is affecting those fine tuned transformers. They are normally so efficient that little heat is created. But any perturbation suddenly increase the heat and, given million of them everywhere, one with small defect will self destroy.

  • @ravirao1209
    @ravirao1209 Před 5 lety

    Lucid explanation! 😍

  • @annemariemiguel2541
    @annemariemiguel2541 Před 5 lety +9

    Hey great Scott, you should build a synthesizer. That would be awesome!

  • @kedarprabhudessai
    @kedarprabhudessai Před 5 lety

    Very good video as always, lot of knowledge and most important is u made me understand it properly 😃 👌👌👌 thanks.
    Keep it up 👍

  • @silvestrenet
    @silvestrenet Před 5 lety

    Very good, thanks!!!

  • @josedourado3747
    @josedourado3747 Před 5 lety

    I saw once a 3 phase 1 MW power correction facility. With water cooled giant thyristors. You cant imagine how noisy it was

    • @josedourado3747
      @josedourado3747 Před 5 lety

      I forgot to mention that was a 30KV 3 phase 1MW machine. Maintaining the power factor to 1

  • @javierferrer4634
    @javierferrer4634 Před 5 lety

    Excellent video scott, thank you.

  • @shashikantsingh7554
    @shashikantsingh7554 Před 5 lety

    You are awsesome
    I love your videos
    Your videos taught me many concepts of electronics
    Love u sir
    Your fan From INDIA

  • @PhilipStubbs
    @PhilipStubbs Před 5 lety

    Feel like I have just been to school. BUT ITS THE WEEKEND!!!! ;-)

  • @FaysalKhalashi
    @FaysalKhalashi Před 5 lety

    Heroic basic 🤯

  • @Sizifus
    @Sizifus Před 5 lety

    Just when I thought phasor diagrams of a transformer are complicated, this guy throws a whole new bag of cats

  • @markys441
    @markys441 Před 5 lety

    Hello Scott!
    I have a suggestion for a Electronics Basics video - Feedback system.
    I know, it might be simple, but in my opinion it would be great to see a EB video about it to understand it better :) , because i quite dont know, how to make a feedback system for my future project - modified squarewave inverter by your design :)

  • @himrobotics7877
    @himrobotics7877 Před 5 lety +1

    Well explained.... I really like it..
    It's more easy to understand with visual observations..
    Thanks :)
    I looking for reactive power compensator project video using Arduino...
    I hope , I'll see this next time.
    Good luck..
    ###
    Gut erklärt .... ich mag es wirklich ..
    Mit visuellen Beobachtungen ist es einfacher zu verstehen.
    Vielen Dank :)
    Ich bin auf der Suche nach einem Blindleistungskompensator-Projektvideo mit Arduino ...
    Ich hoffe, ich werde das nächste Mal sehen.
    Viel Glück..

  • @brainfornothing
    @brainfornothing Před 5 lety

    Good video and good self-gift ;) Thanks for sharing !

  • @paulsevy
    @paulsevy Před 3 lety

    Super helpful

  • @barbasbandas6665
    @barbasbandas6665 Před 5 lety

    Great video!

  • @johncaren9983
    @johncaren9983 Před 5 lety

    Really great i don't understand at three times watching 😂 not sure in the fourth tough

  • @SIKHGT650
    @SIKHGT650 Před 5 lety +1

    Hi Scott, can we make Arduino lithium battery charger discharger capacity tester upto 1to 5 cell
    ..

  • @jemand771
    @jemand771 Před 5 lety

    reminds me of the chinese power saver video. thanks for the further explaination!

  • @DJkillstyler
    @DJkillstyler Před 5 lety

    Yo GreatScott, i have some ideas for projects you can
    try/create to make a new video :D
    1. a mobile car heating for the driver area and windows
    2. a present card, and if you open it will play your music
    3. a little spy cam with memory for videos
    Hope this are good concept
    s for you ;p

  • @anwarsetiadi4942
    @anwarsetiadi4942 Před 4 lety

    so excelent good jobs!!! 👍👍👍

  • @animet8005
    @animet8005 Před 2 lety

    One thing I get from the video is, that the inductor and source are playing catch-catch throwing electricity ⚡at each other. And the power loss or heat generated in a conductor due to this through and forth motion of the current is called Reactive Power.
    Correct ! me if I am wrong about this.🤔🤔

  • @sarmadrafique4472
    @sarmadrafique4472 Před 5 lety

    Thank you soo much!

  • @krishnendusardar5945
    @krishnendusardar5945 Před 5 lety

    Please make a vedio on 'BPW34' as a solar irradiance sensor and please describe "How the solar irradiance value comes from the ADC value!".

  • @spandandutta2485
    @spandandutta2485 Před 5 lety

    Awesome....all ur scopes and multimeter s are good

  • @kevgermany
    @kevgermany Před 5 lety

    Brilliant. And now for smart meters, and how your bills can rise.