The line voltage on a 146 kW 0.7 PF lagging load is 480 Vrms. Find the value of the capacitance that when placed in parallel with the load will raise the power factor to 0.9 lagging for a frequency of 50 Hz

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The line voltage on a 146 kW 0.7 PF lagging load is 480 Vrms. Find the value of the capacitance that when placed in parallel with the load will raise the power factor to 0.9 lagging for a frequency of 50 Hz 

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