5.

  EE Board Exam October 1981

Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a common load of 425 kW

at 0.85 power factor lagging. Alternator A contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92
power factor lagging. Solve for the power factor of alternator B.

A.  0.813 lagging

B.  0.834 lagging

C.  0.804 lagging

D.  0.820 lagging

6.  EE Board Exam April 1988

SipalayMines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel.

The first unit has a capacity of 1000 kVA and the second unit has a capacity
of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so adjusted that the
frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load. The second has
a different speedload characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-
load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these alternators are jointly delivering
2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?

A.  884 kW, 1116 kW

B.  867 kW, 1133 kW

C.  915 kW, 1085 kW

D.  804 kW, 1196 kW