An industrial plant is charged a penalty if the plant power factor drops below 0.85. The equivalent loads are stated below and the plant supply voltage is 600V , 60 hz. Lighting Loads = 12 kW Electric Furnace: 150A Z = 2.4 + j3.2Ω Motor Loads : 80 kW 0.8 pf lag. Determine a. the total power b. capacitance of the capacitor required to correct the power factor

An industrial plant is charged a penalty if the plant power factor drops below 0.85. The equivalent loads are stated below and the plant supply voltage is 600V , 60 hz. Lighting Loads = 12 kW Electric Furnace: 150A Z = 2.4 + j3.2Ω Motor Loads : 80 kW 0.8 pf lag. Determine a. the total power b. capacitance of the capacitor required to correct the power factor

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

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Problem 2.27P: An industrial load consisting of a bank of induction motors consumes 50 kW at a power factor of 0.8...

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