An industrial plant consisting primarily of induction motor loads absorbs 500 kW at 0.6 power factor lagging. (a) Compute the required kVA rating of a shunt capacitor to improve the power factor to 0.9 lagging. (b) Calculate the resulting power factor if a synchronous motor rated at 375 kW with 90% efficiency operating at rated load and at unity power factor is added to the plant instead of the capacitor. Assume constant voltage.

An industrial plant consisting primarily of induction motor loads absorbs 500 kW at 0.6 power factor lagging. (a) Compute the required kVA rating of a shunt capacitor to improve the power factor to 0.9 lagging. (b) Calculate the resulting power factor if a synchronous motor rated at 375 kW with 90% efficiency operating at rated load and at unity power factor is added to the plant instead of the capacitor. Assume constant voltage.

Electric Motor Control

10th Edition

ISBN:9781133702818

Author:Herman

Publisher:Herman

Chapter39: Synchronous Motor Operation

Section: Chapter Questions

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