A 400V, 50HZ star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50 Amps At a p.f. of 0.8 Lagging. Three mesh connected capacitors are connected to raise the p.f. to 0.9 . Find the value of each capacitor in microfarads

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A 400V, 50HZ star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50 Amps At a p.f. of 0.8 Lagging. Three mesh connected capacitors are connected to raise the p.f. to 0.9 . Find the value of each capacitor in microfarads

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