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13 September, 19:11

An industrial firm has two electrical loads connected in parallel across the power source. Power is supplied to the firm at 4000 V rms. One load is 30 kW of heating use, and the other load is a set of motors that together operate as a load at 0.6 lagging power factor and at 150 kVA. Determine the total current and the plant power factor.

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  1. 13 September, 19:22
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    I = 27.65A < 40.59°

    PowerFactor = 0.76

    Explanation:

    Current on the heating load is:

    I1 = 30KW / 4KV = 7.5A < 0°

    Current on the inductive load:

    I2 = (150KVA*0.6) / 4KV = 22.5A with an angle of acos (0.6) = 53.1°

    The sum of both currents is:

    It = I1 + I2 = 7.5<0° + 22.5<53.1° = 27.65<40.59°

    Now, the power factor will be:

    pf = cos (40.59°) = 0.76
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