imaginary power

[Peele1]

So, all these years as an EE, and I've never figured out (not thought about it, either) what happens to the reactive/imaginary power? I now think that it just goes up as heat. Is this true?

 

[Flyer_PE]

So, all these years as an EE, and I've never figured out (not thought about it, either) what happens to the reactive/imaginary power? I now think that it just goes up as heat. Is this true?

No. Heat is a product of real power.

 

[Dolphin P.E.]

So, all these years as an EE, and I've never figured out (not thought about it, either) what happens to the reactive/imaginary power? I now think that it just goes up as heat. Is this true?

No. Heat is a product of real power.

Reactive power only goes back and forth between the Load and the Source.

 

[Jonjo]

So, all these years as an EE, and I've never figured out (not thought about it, either) what happens to the reactive/imaginary power? I now think that it just goes up as heat. Is this true?

Please don't get confuse , yes as somebody mention above , the reactive power go back and forth from source to load , but if you have reactive current , like capacitive current inductive current runing into a resistor that will generated real power dissipation .