Dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the __________.

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  1. average value of the active power
  2. average value of the reactive power
  3. peak value of the active power
  4. peak value of the reactive power

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Option 1 : average value of the active power
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A dynamometer-type wattmeter gives the value of active power but not reactive power. It detects the average value of power.

Wattmeter:

A wattmeter is an electrical instrument that is used to measure the electric power of any electrical circuit.

The internal construction of a wattmeter is such that it consists of two coils. One of the coils is in series and the other is connected in parallel.

The coil that is connected in series with the circuit is known as the current coil and the one that is connected in parallel with the circuit is known as the voltage coil

The wattmeter measures the average power.

The reading of the wattmeter will be,

Average power = Vpc Icc cos ϕ

Where,

Vpc is the voltage across the pressure coil

Icc is current flows through the current coil

ϕ is the phase angle between Vpc and Icc

So, a wattmeter is a device capable of detecting voltage, current and the angle between the voltage and the current to provide power readings.

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