Question

"choke is used to cut currents with minimal power loss" is this statement even true? Considering the fact that when power factor is unity it has less line loss, a choke seems to only create more power loss by decreasing the power factor? Or does choke have no relation to power factor?

Answer 1

In electronics, a choke is an inductor used to block higher-frequency alternating current (AC) in an electrical circuit, while passing lower-frequency or direct current (DC)
Its low electrical resistance passes both AC and DC with little power loss, but its reactance limits the amount of AC passed.
Also,
An inductor or reactor is a passive electrical component that can store energy in a magnetic field created by the electric current passing through it. An inductor's ability to store magnetic energy is measured by its inductance, in units of henries. Typically, an inductor is a conducting wire shaped as a coil; the loops help to create a strong magnetic field inside the coil due to Ampere's Law. Due to the time-varying magnetic field inside the coil, a voltage is induced, according to Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, which by Lenz's Law opposes the change in current that created it. Inductors are one of the basic components used in electronics where current and voltage change with time, due to the ability of inductors to delay and reshape alternating currents. Inductors called chokes are used as parts of filters in power supplies, or to block AC signals from passing through a circuit.