What type of power is primarily associated with the storage and release of energy in inductors and capacitors?

The correct answer is associated with reactive power, which is the type of power involved in the storage and release of energy by inductors and capacitors in an AC circuit. Reactive power arises in systems that include energy storage components, where inductors store energy in the magnetic field and capacitors store energy in the electric field.

When alternating current flows through these components, they do not consume power in the traditional sense but instead create a situation where energy oscillates back and forth between the source and the reactive components, leading to a phase difference between voltage and current. This results in an exchange of energy that is represented as reactive power, measured in volt-amperes reactive (VAR).

In contrast, static power refers to power that does not change with time, dynamic power pertains to power associated with moving or changing systems, and true power is the actual power consumed by a load, measured in watts (W), which does not account for the energy oscillating in reactive components. Thus, the nature and function of inductors and capacitors in electrical circuits are primarily linked to reactive power.