A building has supplied by a single phase voltage, 230V, 50HZ to power the loads as shown in Table Q1(b): Table Q1(b) Load type No (unit) Rating (W) perunit Power factor Fluorescent lamp 30 36 0.8 lagging Incandecent lamp 10 20 1 Air-conditioning 5 750 0.6 lagging Ceiling fan 5 100 0.85 lagging i. Determine the total apparent power, active power, and reactive power ii. Find the overall power factor iii. If the power factor correction has been implemented to this building to achieve unity power factor, compare the supply current before and after implementation of nower factor correction

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A building has supplied by a single phase voltage, 230V, 50HZ to power the loads as
shown in Table Q1(b):
Table Q1(b)
Load type
No (unit)
Rating (W) perunit
Power factor
Fluorescent lamp
30
36
0.8 lagging
Incandecent lamp
10
20
1
Air-conditioning
750
0.6 lagging
Ceiling fan
5
100
0.85 lagging
i.
Determine the total apparent power, active power, and reactive power
ii.
Find the overall power factor
iii.
If the power factor correction has been implemented to this building to achieve
unity power factor, compare the supply current before and after implementation
of power factor correction.
Transcribed Image Text:A building has supplied by a single phase voltage, 230V, 50HZ to power the loads as shown in Table Q1(b): Table Q1(b) Load type No (unit) Rating (W) perunit Power factor Fluorescent lamp 30 36 0.8 lagging Incandecent lamp 10 20 1 Air-conditioning 750 0.6 lagging Ceiling fan 5 100 0.85 lagging i. Determine the total apparent power, active power, and reactive power ii. Find the overall power factor iii. If the power factor correction has been implemented to this building to achieve unity power factor, compare the supply current before and after implementation of power factor correction.
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