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To really understand this concept, we need to know the main type of power we have in an AC circuit which are: -   Active Power or True Power -   Reactive Power and -   Apparent Power -   Active or True Power is the power that is actually been delivered to load I mean the useable power that your generator outputs and its denoted in KiloWatt or Watts. By formula; P=IV or I^2 x R(watts) -   Reactive Power is the power used to establish and maintain the magnetic field also it can be thought of as power that is stored in the generator and released back into the source through AC. By formula; Q = I 2 X Where X is the reactance in Ohms.    Reactive power is basically there due to the presence of inductive or capacitive components in an AC circuit because when current flows through this components some certain amount of power will be dissipated. It can be think of as power due to loss.  -  Apparent ...