capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads one of 20 amp at 30° and one of 40 amp at 60° lag. What must be the current in the capacitor so t the current from the external circuit shall be at unity power factor

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A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads one of 20 amp at 30°
lag and one of 40 amp at 60° lag. What must be the current in the capacitor so
that the current from the external circuit shall be at unity power factor
*F
Transcribed Image Text:A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads one of 20 amp at 30° lag and one of 40 amp at 60° lag. What must be the current in the capacitor so that the current from the external circuit shall be at unity power factor *F
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