Lagging/Leading PF - Lagging/Leading Q - Positive/Negative Q

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powersys

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Could someone show me the relationship, if any, withing the following terms:

Lagging/Leading Power Factor (PF)
Lagging/Leading Reactive Power (Q)
Positive/Negative Reactive Power (Q)

Can I say that Lagging PF = Lagging Q = Positive Q?

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As I have stated before, power factor is just another way to state the phase angle. PF = COS(theta) since COS is always positive, unless you get into the 3rd or 4th quadrant, which is not possible, the PF is always positive.

Q = SIN(theta) * VA and is the reactive power. Since leading phase is considered positive and sin of positive angle is positive, then Q for a capacitive load is positive. By similar reasoning, Q for an inductive load is negative.

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