Does it absorb reactive power when ever it is needed ?
Scott Munnings
Sep 17th, 2018
A machine is run overexcited when VARs are needed by the house load or the grid. Running overexcited up to the machines rating is not necessarily a bad thing. VARs needed to magnetize other machines...
Scott Munnings
Sep 17th, 2018
Yes. It is measured for both metering (billing) and protective relaying purposes.