A load with true power of 500kW is driven by a 4kV source. The power factor is 0.6 lagging. A capacitor is added to improve the power factor to 0.9. What is the reduction in total current drawn from the source? Voltage and currents are RMS. a. 69.45 A b. 208 A с. 138.8 A

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A load with true power of 500kW is driven by a 4kV source. The power factor is 0.6 lagging. A capacitor
is added to improve the power factor to 0.9. What is the reduction in total current drawn from the source?
Voltage and currents are RMS.
a. 69.45 A
b. 208 A
c. 138.8 A
d. 112.5 A
e. 37.5 A
Transcribed Image Text:A load with true power of 500kW is driven by a 4kV source. The power factor is 0.6 lagging. A capacitor is added to improve the power factor to 0.9. What is the reduction in total current drawn from the source? Voltage and currents are RMS. a. 69.45 A b. 208 A c. 138.8 A d. 112.5 A e. 37.5 A
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