For the power system below, find the average power for each of the loads, the power factor of the parallel combination and the value of the capacitance that could be connected in parallel to raise the power factor to unity. Load 1 Load 2 24 kW 40 kW BE pf = 0.8 pf = 0.95 lagging lagging

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For the power system below, find the average power for each of the loads, the power factor of the parallel combination and the value of the capacitance that could
be connected in parallel to raise the power factor to unity.
Load 1
Load 2
24 kW
40 kW
BE
pf = 0.8
pf = 0.95
lagging
lagging
Transcribed Image Text:For the power system below, find the average power for each of the loads, the power factor of the parallel combination and the value of the capacitance that could be connected in parallel to raise the power factor to unity. Load 1 Load 2 24 kW 40 kW BE pf = 0.8 pf = 0.95 lagging lagging
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