Two alternators operating in parallel supply 2516 KW to a load at a lagging power factor of 80%If one machine delivers 1000 kW at a lagging power factor of 95%, (a) what is the VA supplied by the second machine in MVA (magnitude only)? (b) what is the power factor of the second machine.

Two alternators operating in parallel supply 2516 KW to a load at a lagging power factor of 80%If one machine delivers 1000 kW at a lagging power factor of 95%, (a) what is the VA supplied by the second machine in MVA (magnitude only)? (b) what is the power factor of the second machine.

Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)

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Author:Robert L. Boylestad

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