Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780078028229
Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12.10, Problem 14PP
Let the line voltage VL = 208 V and the wattmeter readings of the balanced system in Fig. 12.35 be P1 = −560 W and P2 = 800 W. Determine:
- (a) the total average power
- (b) the total reactive power
- (c) the power factor
- (d) the phase impedance
Is the impedance inductive or capacitive?
Answer: (a) 240 W, (b) 2.356 kV AR, (c) 0.1014. (d) 18.25 
, inductive.
Figure 12.35
Two-wattmeter method applied to a balanced wye load.
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