A single phase AC motor draws 4.5 A from the 220 V, 50 Hz network. The active power drawn by the motor from the mains is 720 W. Calculate the Capacitance (C) and Power of the capacitor that should be used to make the Power factor of the motor 0.95.

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A single phase AC motor draws 4.5 A from the 220 V, 50 Hz network. The active power drawn by the motor from the mains is 720 W. Calculate the Capacitance (C) and Power of the capacitor that should be used to make the Power factor of the motor 0.95.
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