Scuttle Power?
Is that supposed to mean the "power" that is scuttling back and forth between the load and the source, that doesn't do any real work, but requires us to upsize conductors and such, in order to accommodate its journey?
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!!!!!!!
Yes, that's what the Slang Term is referring to - the way Reactive Power "Scuttles" between the Reactive Load and the Supply (typically the Secondary Windings of a Transformer).
Same Power does not perform any usable output work at the Load Device, but does result in Circuit Conductors doubling as low Power Space Heaters!!!
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In addition to the extremely inefficient "Conduit Heater Properties" of the Conductors, due to the "higher than should be" Total Line Current carried in them
{per the total Apparent Power (VA) Package, for both the True Power (Wattage) and the Reactive Power (VARs)...},
one may also receive a "Special Meter", + a "Special Monthly Billing Rate" from the Utility Company, allowing someone to become a very generous donator of $$$ to the PoCo, for bouncing VARs between given loads and the PoCo Transformer.
(Detent Meter and penalties for bouncing too much Reactive Power off the PoCo's Transformer Secondary Windings)
Trying to describe this in a funny way, yet not succeeding.
Scott35
