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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when an AC power line encounters increased capacitive load?
A)Voltage sags, potentially harming equipment✓
B)Frequency rises beyond standard grid limits
C)Harmonics severely distort current waveform
D)Line inductance reduces oscillations stability
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Voltage sags occur because increased capacitive load increases reactive power demand. The utility must supply increased current, and with impedance on the line, voltage drops due to Ohm's law; therefore, voltage sags occur rather than frequency changes or harmonic distortion, representing different power-grid stresses.
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