A 550-V ac source supplies an industrial plant consisting of a motor drawing 90 kW at 0.8 pf (inductive), a capacitor with a rating of 20 kVAR, and lighting drawing 10 kW. (a) Calculate the total reactive power and apparent power absorbed by the plant. (b) Determine the overall pf. (c) Find the magnitude fed by the ac source. 550 V ( HQ 90 kW pf = 0.8 20 KVAR 10 kW

A 550-V ac source supplies an industrial plant consisting of a motor drawing 90 kW at 0.8 pf (inductive), a capacitor with a rating of 20 kVAR, and lighting drawing 10 kW. (a) Calculate the total reactive power and apparent power absorbed by the plant. (b) Determine the overall pf. (c) Find the magnitude fed by the ac source. 550 V ( HQ 90 kW pf = 0.8 20 KVAR 10 kW

Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)

13th Edition

ISBN:9780133923605

Author:Robert L. Boylestad

Publisher:Robert L. Boylestad

Chapter1: Introduction

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