ISRO Electrical Engineering (EE) 2013 - Question 29

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In power lines, series capacitors are used to----

  • A. Improve line frequency.
  • B. Compensate inductive reactance.
  • C. Compensate capacitive reactance
  • D. Balance harmonics.

Answer: B. Compensate inductive reactance.

Explanation: Series capacitor cancels part of the line's inductive reactance (X_net = X_L − X_C).

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