MCQ
The power loss in an $AC$ circuit can be minimized by.
- ✓Decreasing resistance and increasing inductance
- BDecreasing inductance and increasimg resistance
- CIncreasing both inductance and resistance
- DDecreasing both inductance and resistance
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Decreasing resistance and increasing inductance
In an $AC$ circuit, power loss can be minimized by decreasing in resistance and by increasing in inductance.
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