Bisha University EE 321 Electric Circuits

Faculty of Engineering Dr. Ahmed Mustafa Hussein

P (Total) = P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 = 99.9745 kW

Q (Total) = Q1 - Q2 + Q3 + Q4 = 45.729 kVAR

Complex power = 99.9745 + J 45.729 = 109.9365 ∟24.5797 kVA

S (Total) = 109.9365 kVA

P.F. (Total) = cos (24.5797) = 0.9094 Lag

I (Total) = S (Total) /(3 × VL) = 109936.5 / (3 × 380) = 167.0312 A

Table 1 Load #1 Load#2 Load #3 Load #4 Combined Load

Apparent Power 43.75 kVA 37.5 kVA 20 kVA 35 kVA 109.936 kVA
Active Power 26.25 kW 30 kW 15 kW 28.7245 kW 99.9745 kW
Reactive Power 35 kVAR –22.5 kVAR 13.229 kVAR 20 kVAR 45.729 kVAR
Line Current 66.47 A 56.975 A 30.3869 A 53.177 A 167.0312 A
Power Factor 0.6 lag 0.8 lead 0.75 (lag) 0.82 Lag 0.9094 Lag
The new P.F = 0.98 → (new) =cos-1 0.98 = 11.4783

kVAR of each capacitor = P{tan(old) – tan (new)}/3 = 8.4762 kVAR

𝑄𝑐 8476.2
𝐶= 2
= = 186.845 𝜇𝐹
2𝜋 𝑓 𝑉 2𝜋 × 50 × 3802

Final Exam, First semester 1429/1430

Load #1: 250 kVA, 0.8 P.F. lag

Load #2: 300 kVA, 0.95 P.F. lead
Load #3: 450 kVA, unity P.F.
The above three parallel-connected, three-phase loads are fed by a balanced three-phase
source. If the line voltage is 13.8 kV, calculate the line current and the power factor of the
source.

29 Chapter One: Three-Phase Circuits Dr. Ahmed Mustafa Hussein EE2020