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Resistive Load An electrical load which is characteristic of not having any significant inrush current. When a resistive load is energised, the current rises instantly to it's steady-state value, without first rising to a higher value. An electrical load in which voltage and current are converted to energy in the form of heat; i.e., an electrical heater, incandescent bulb.

Inductive Load An electrical load which pulls a large amount of current (an inrush current) when first energized. After a few cycles or seconds the current "settles down" to the full-load running current.

The time required for the curren to "settle down" depends on the frequency or/and the inductance value of the Inductive load

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Which is better for generator testing resistive or inductive loads?

resistive loads are best for testing ..they dont introduce phase changes you may test ac devices almost the same as dc inductive loads bring in lots of other factors that give confusing results


What is non-inductive load?

non- inductive load is without motor and transformer loads are non-inductive load, purely resistive are capacitive loads phase angle is unity are leading PF A non-inductive load is a load whose current does not change instantaneously.


Why most of the practical loads are inductive?

Most loads are actually resistive, such as an incandescent (normal) light bulb or electric heat or cooking equipment. Other loads are mostly inductive because they incorporate either transformers or motors, which are both inductive. Off hand I cannot think of a normally capacitive circuit, which would be the opposite of inductive.


What is the phase angle difference between inductive load and resistive load?

The phase angle is defined as the angle by which the load current leads or lags the supply voltage.For a purely-resistive load, the phase angle is zero, because the load current is in phase with the supply voltage.For a purely-inductive load, the phase angle is 90 degrees lagging.But few loads are either purely-resistive or purely-inductive; typically, most loads are resistive-inductive. This means that, typically, the phase angle lies somewhere between zero and 90 degrees.


What is the difference between an inductive and a capacitive load?

Resistance load it means there is passive load to impede current flow. Inductive load means there is a coil as a load while still a passive it has its own characteristics which differs from a resistive load which is linear while inductive is not linear load

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Which is better for generator testing resistive or inductive loads?

resistive loads are best for testing ..they dont introduce phase changes you may test ac devices almost the same as dc inductive loads bring in lots of other factors that give confusing results


What is non-inductive load?

non- inductive load is without motor and transformer loads are non-inductive load, purely resistive are capacitive loads phase angle is unity are leading PF A non-inductive load is a load whose current does not change instantaneously.


What is non inductive load?

non- inductive load is without motor and transformer loads are non-inductive load, purely resistive are capacitive loads phase angle is unity are leading PF A non-inductive load is a load whose current does not change instantaneously.


Fan is inductive load or resistive load?

A fan is typically considered an inductive load due to the presence of the motor within it. Inductive loads, such as motors, create magnetic fields when current flows through them, which can cause a phase shift between voltage and current. This phase shift results in a lagging power factor, which is a characteristic of inductive loads. Resistive loads, on the other hand, have a power factor of 1 and do not cause phase shifts.


Why natural trend to lagging power factor?

Power factor is the cosine of an AC circuit's phase angle, where the expression phase angle is the angle by which a load current lags or leads the supply voltage.Lagging phase angles and power factors occur in resistive-inductive circuits. Leading phase angles and power factors occur in resistive-capacitive circuits.Most industrial and commercial loads are combinations of heating (resistive) loads and motor (inductive) loads -in other words, resistive-inductive loads. Accordingly, lagging power factors tend to be more common than leading power factors.


Why most of the practical loads are inductive?

Most loads are actually resistive, such as an incandescent (normal) light bulb or electric heat or cooking equipment. Other loads are mostly inductive because they incorporate either transformers or motors, which are both inductive. Off hand I cannot think of a normally capacitive circuit, which would be the opposite of inductive.


What is the phase angle difference between inductive load and resistive load?

The phase angle is defined as the angle by which the load current leads or lags the supply voltage.For a purely-resistive load, the phase angle is zero, because the load current is in phase with the supply voltage.For a purely-inductive load, the phase angle is 90 degrees lagging.But few loads are either purely-resistive or purely-inductive; typically, most loads are resistive-inductive. This means that, typically, the phase angle lies somewhere between zero and 90 degrees.


Which home appliances have a resistive load and which home appliances have an inductive load?

water heaters electric stoves toasters space heaters incandescent lights are resistive loads a/c and fans iceboxs and anything with a motor is inductive Type your answer here...


What are inductive load?

Any devices that have coils of wire in there manufacture can be classed as inductive loads. e.g. motors, solenoids and contactor coils are a few. Example of resistive loads can be baseboard heaters, filament light bulbs, toasters and stove top elements.


How do you calculate the amperage given the watts and voltage?

Amps = Watts / (Volts x Power Factor). The Power Factor is one for resistive loads and decreases for inductive loads like motors.


What is the difference between an inductive and a capacitive load?

Resistance load it means there is passive load to impede current flow. Inductive load means there is a coil as a load while still a passive it has its own characteristics which differs from a resistive load which is linear while inductive is not linear load


What is ac1 and ac3 contactor?

AC-1This applies to all AC devices (Resistive loads) with a power factor of at least power factor of 0.95 AC-3This applies to AC Inductive loads. Like squirrel cage motors.