POWER FACTOR

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single-phase
:

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.

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:reactive

ZR
ZR = 60 + j0

:
Z = 600o
E
Z

X L = 2 fL = 2 60 160 m = 60.319
Z L = R + jX L = 0 + j 60.319

= I

or
Z L = 60.31990o

E ) ( Z
) (.

E
120
=
= 1.989A
Z 60.319
120V
= 2A
60

= I

= I

)
.(RMS 240 = I 2 R
) (.

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.

X L = 2 fL = 2 60 160m

Z L = 0 + j 60.319

or

Z L = 60.319 90o

Z R = 60 + j 0
or
Z R = 600o
Z total = 60 + j 60.391
or
Z total = 85.07845.152o
E
120
=
= 1.41A
Z 85.075

= I

reactive power --

Volt-Amps-Reactive
(VAR) - .Q
true power
watts P
) ( apparent
power
. -
) Volt-Amps (VA .S

) (R ) (X
).(Z

:
1- true power
) P = I R (watts
2

) (

E2
) (watts
R

= ,P

 2- reactive power
) Q = I 2 X (VAR
E2
) (VAR
X

= ,Q

3- apparent power
)(VA

S = I 2Z
2

)(VA

E
Z

= ,S

: :
- :

" ":

- :

:
- :

)( P
.S

Cosine .

:
E2
= Q
X
(120)2
E2
= X
=
= 120.002
) Q 119.998(VAR
1
1
= C
=
= 22.105 F
)2 fX C 2 (60Hz ) (120.002

) (C=22.105uF
.

* resistive
)(

) Z total = Z C //( Z L + Z R
) Z total = (120.57 90 ) //(60.31990 + 600
o

Z total = 120.64 j 573.58m

or
Z total = 120.640.2724o

P = True power = I 2 R = 119.365W

.

) ( .

, S = Apparent power = I 2 Z = 119.366VA

. ,
,
.

)( )(

True power
Apparent power

= power factor

119.365W
= 0.9999887
119.366VA

= power factor

)(.
,
)(
.

impeadance angle = 0.272o

cos(0.272o ) = 0.9999887

S = IE = (9.615A )(240V ) = 2.308kVA

impedance angle

)( )

inductive capacitive

( ) , (

) = (

) , (

Power factor = 1.5/2.308 = 0.65

)( .

.
.
* )(
) lagging ( .
)(
. leading

:
power
factor meter

.

wattmeter
.
:

) ( Apparent power ) (True power

2

= Re active power

Q = 1.754 KVAR

) lagging(
.
:
E2
X
E2
(240)2
= X
=
= 32.845
Q 1.754 KVAR

= Q

1
2 fC
1
= C
= 80.761 F
2 fX C

= XC

, :

.
,
.
0.99994
9.615 6.25
.

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