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Reactor

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004708

An electrical component designed to introduce inductance into a circuit, consisting of a coil of wire wound around a core. It stores energy in a magnetic field and opposes changes in current flow. Reactors are used for current limiting, power factor correction, and filtering harmonics in power systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004708
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
See alsoVaractor
TranslationsGerman: Reaktor; Spanish: reactor; French: réacteur
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Reactor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An electrical component designed to introduce inductance into a circuit, consisting of a coil of wire wound around a core. It stores energy in a magnetic field and opposes changes in current flow. Reactors are used for current limiting, power factor correction, and filtering harmonics in power systems.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "varactor"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Reaktor",
    "es": "reactor",
    "fr": "réacteur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/reactor/"
}

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