Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 84CP
Figure 12.76 displays a three-phase delta-connected motor load which is connected to a line voltage of 440 V and draws 4 kVA at a power factor of 72 percent lagging. In addition, a single 1.8 kVAR capacitor is connected between lines a and b, while a 800-W lighting load is connected between line c and neutral. Assuming the abc sequence and taking Van = Vp
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