Load compensation in power systems is a process to :

Load compensation in power systems is a process to : 

(A) Maintain better voltage profile (B) Increase short circuit capacity of the system (C) Generate required harmonics for loads like arc furnaces (D) Compensate for the line reactance
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Load compensation in power systems is a process to : Maintain better voltage profile

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