Reactive power - Reactive Generator research from GotoLuc - discussion thread

[poynt99]

What if all 4 of those components were unknown (except you knew it was a DC circuit) and each was hidden inside its own separate box, and the task given to you was to determine the relative polarity of voltage across each component with reference to say BOX1?

Wouldn't you maintain the same probe orientation while measuring across each of the 4 components? That is how I would do it. How would you?

[gotoluc]

To make things simple, keeping the probes the same will tell you the polarity of each component.

[poynt99]

To make things simple, keeping the probes the same will tell you the polarity of each component.

You could in fact have the absolute polarity of each component reversed though, right?

More importantly however, maintaining the same probe orientation while measuring across each component will tell you the RELATIVE polarity of the voltage when comparing each component, agreed?

[gotoluc]

I thought this was a simple exercise ... when I have to read something 3 times and still not sure I understand I start to fade out

One thing I know of myself is, reading and integrating is not one of my gifts. Never been able to understand any patents by reading it.
I'm a hands on visual guy. I do tests and if I find something interesting I'll share it, then take a beating from all who know better.

If you can't make a video demo or post a link to one already made that explains your reasoning behind inverting a probe with a verbal and visual explanation, then I'm afraid you're wasting your time with me.

As you saw in my video, I inverted the probe but then to see the phase between voltage and current being 180 degrees out of phase on a resistive load made no sense to me.
I didn't do that to discredit what you know, I did it so you could see what I understood of your recommendation and my reaction of seeing the phases like that.

I apologize for being unable  to understand your reasoning.

Luc

[poynt99]

OK,

You have the 4 unknown/hidden components connected in a circuit in front of you, and all you have to do is place your meter probes across each one and write down the voltage, including if the meter reading is "+" or if it is "-". Are you with me so far?