Difference Between Active and Reactive Power & Examples of Reactive Loads

am actually getting confused about active and reactive power,i know their mathematical equation,bt what actually real and rective powers are and someone help me knowing reactive loads

Whenever there is capacitance or inductance in a circuit, there will be reactance. Reactance is basically AC resistance, but the resistive effect is caused by phase shift rather than energy transfer to heat. Thus, in reactance, there is no power loss. But, you will need to be more specific if you want a more directed answer (as I'm not willing to write a book for you

If you want a more intuitive way to think about it than what you get from just equations, here is how I understand it:

Real power is what is actually consumed by the load. This is done, in a general case, by resistors giving off heat.

Reactive power is power that is kept in energy storing elements like inductors and capacitors. In inductors, the energy is stored in the magnetic field, and in capacitors it is stored in the electric field between the plates. This type of power is _not_ consumed by the load - both L and C components will give all the power back as their field collapses

Your question is a type that most off the electricians can not answer or they all tell a difference.

When you are learning it is most important that you know how and when to calculate.

I have seen equipment proper designed and tested burnout because of the reactive pulse from other equipment close to it ( offshore drilling rigs)

cody thanks i accept ur answer

Yes, Cody nailed it.