Corona

Have you ever wondered why high voltage power lines buzz (zszszs sound)? Its because they are producing corona which is interacting with the surrounding air.
 Corona is the process by which current, perhaps sustained, develops from an electrode with a high potential in a neutral fluid, usually air, by ionizing that fluid so as to create plasma around the electrode. The ions generated eventually pass charge to nearby areas of lower potential, or recombine to form neutral gas molecules. Plasma is a fourth state of matter (after solid, liquid, and gas). It is like a gas or liquid, but molecules are separated into atoms, and the outer electrons are stripped off and are freed into the plasma. In comparison, the sun is essentially a big ball of very hot plasma.

Power Factor #2

Power factor in Relation to Power

Power is consumed only in resistance since neither pure inductor nor the capacitor consumes any power. The power consumed (True Power) in Inductor (L) and Capacitor (C) is zero. There is a circulating power that moves from the source to the load back and forth and does not do any useful work in the circuit. Current and voltage are in phase in a Resistance while they are 90 Degrees out of phase in (L) and (C). When current is in phase with voltage it produces active or True Power while it produces Reactive Power when 90 Degrees out of phase with voltage.