Calculate the maximum horsepower of an induction motor at 0.8 power factor and 85.5 percent efficiency. Given a 75 KVA, three phase transformer supplies the following initial loads: Capacitor bank drawing 25 kVAR and an inductive load drawing 36 kw, 0.715 power factor

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Calculate the maximum horsepower of an induction motor at 0.8 power factor and 85.5 percent efficiency. Given a 75 KVA, three phase transformer supplies the following initial loads: Capacitor bank drawing 25 kVAR and an inductive load drawing 36 kw, 0.715 power factor.

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