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Top - A resistive load with a power factor of 1 (unity). Current, voltage and power are all in sync.
Bottom - An inductive load with a power factor less than 1. Current is lagging (behind) the voltage phase. The yellow shaded area represents unconsumed power that is sent back to the source.
