A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 415 V motor input power is 80400 W, the power factor being 0.75 lagging. A bank of capacitors is connected in star across the supply terminals and power factor raised to 0.93 lagging. Determine the Leading KVAR rating and capacitance of each capacitor. Leading KVAR rating=D VAR Capacitance: Farad

A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 415 V motor input power is 80400 W, the power factor being 0.75 lagging. A bank of capacitors is connected in star across the supply terminals and power factor raised to 0.93 lagging. Determine the Leading KVAR rating and capacitance of each capacitor. Leading KVAR rating=D VAR Capacitance: Farad

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 2.30P: Figure 2.26 shows three loads connected in parallel across a 1000-V(RMS),60Hz single-phase source....

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