Description
Compare supplied inductive and capacitive reactance magnitudes.
Electrical scalar calculations depend on terminal references, polarity flags, current/turns ratios and reactance conventions. Reversing one wattmeter input differs from reversing both, while a voltage difference is not automatically an RMS or phasor quantity. Supplied ideal-component relations do not establish actual wiring or safe electrical operation.
Compare supplied inductive and capacitive reactance magnitudes.
When to use this tool
Use Capacitive Inductive Reactance Crossover Flag when you already have inductiveReactanceOhms, capacitiveReactanceMagnitudeOhms and need to compare supplied inductive and capacitive reactance magnitudes.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter inductiveReactanceOhms, capacitiveReactanceMagnitudeOhms. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read netReactanceOhms, regime. Use the output convention below.
Require both magnitudes>=0; net=inductive-capacitive, with inductive, capacitive or balanced by comparison.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| inductiveReactanceOhms | Inductive Reactance Ohms | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| capacitiveReactanceMagnitudeOhms | Nonnegative magnitude; subtract it from the inductive magnitude to form signed net reactance. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| netReactanceOhms | Net Reactance Ohms | Required. Finite number. |
| regime | Regime | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"inductiveReactanceOhms": 12,
"capacitiveReactanceMagnitudeOhms": 8
},
"output": {
"netReactanceOhms": 4,
"regime": "inductive"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No frequency, component value, total impedance, resonance network, damping or safe electrical condition is inferred.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified circuit and instrument information with a complete model of the actual operating conditions. Include nonideal behavior, ratings and required electrical assessment when local sign arithmetic or ideal turns/capacitance terms cannot establish performance or safety.
References
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