A disruptive improvement in reactors is disclosed. The operating principal of this invention is to create an abrupt change, in the stored
potential energy, Wm, in
magnetic flux (77), via at least one localized increase (87) and at least one localized decrease (82), of the
magnetic field intensity, within the boundaries of a
flux loop. Since current flow through a reactor can not change abruptly, a paradox is created. To counteract mentioned paradox, at least some
magnetic flux (77a) components, may be forced to jump a non- magnetic-section (88), dependent on the
power level, of the frequency, components in mentioned flux. The disclosed arrangement may cause a non-linear response, resulting in advantages over a prior art reactor, (with a linear response); including: reduce
reactance, reduced apparent power and increased true
power factor, at the fundamental
power frequency, f(fundamental). A new circuit symbol (70), for the invention, is suggested.