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From Figure 28, it can be seen that the power factor for the neutral line is 1 while that for
phases B and C is -1 between 12:00:00 am and 1:00:30 am. At this time, the power factor for
phase A lies between 0.5 and 1. Indeed, a negative power
factor means that power is
returning to the source. Between 1:00:30 am and around 3:00:30 am, the power factor for
phase B, C, and the neutral line is 1. This means the load supplied by these phases was purely
resistive (there were no inductive loads connected to these phases).
Throughout these times, the real and apparent powers are very low while the reactive power
is zero as can be seen from figures 29, 30, and 31. Between 5:00:00 am to 1:41:00 pm the
real, reactive, and apparent powers increase, which results in a power factor decrease during
this time.
This proves the argument that an increase in the power factor results in a reduction
of the reactive power. It is worth noting that the real power at all times is always higher than
the reactive power during the time of measurement.
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