Q.What is the difference between a capacitor and a condensor?
A.There is no difference with the exception or semantics and argument. Tesla use to call a capacitor a condenser we now call a condenser a capacitor. Schematics symbol for both are the same!
Main diff. b/w Condensers and capacitors are i. Condensers are rotating while capacitors are static ii.Smooth flow in KVAR can be obtained through condensers while it cannot be obtained through switching capacitor banks.