A 230 V, 50 Hz power source is connected to the some loads, the source is supply current with power factor 0.77 lagging, where : • Load-1: 8KVA, power factor 0.75 lagging • Load-2: 5KW, power factor 0.66 lagging • Load-3: 10KW (i) Examine reactive power, apparent power and power factor of the Load-3. (ii) Solve the total apparent power and reactive power of the overall load (iii) Calculate the required capacitor to increase the power factor to 0.9 lagging.

A 230 V, 50 Hz power source is connected to the some loads, the source is supply current with power factor 0.77 lagging, where : • Load-1: 8KVA, power factor 0.75 lagging • Load-2: 5KW, power factor 0.66 lagging • Load-3: 10KW (i) Examine reactive power, apparent power and power factor of the Load-3. (ii) Solve the total apparent power and reactive power of the overall load (iii) Calculate the required capacitor to increase the power factor to 0.9 lagging.

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter2: Fundamentals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.24P: A source supplies power to the following three loads connected in parallel: (1) a lighting load...

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