Determine the value of the capacitor to raise the power factor to unity when two induction motor must be connected to a capacitor . The first motor is twenty-four kilo watts and power factor 0.8, while the other is forty  kilo watts and power factor 0.95.

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Determine the value of the capacitor to raise the power factor to unity when two induction motor must be connected to a capacitor . The first motor is twenty-four kilo watts and power factor 0.8, while the other is forty  kilo watts and power factor 0.95.

 

Answer: 1.562 mF

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