Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · RL Circuits · medium
An inductive load takes 2000 VA at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. What is its reactive power?
- 1600 var
- 2500 var
- 800 var
- 1200 var
Answer
D. 1200 var
Solution
P=S =1600 W. Q=sqrt(S2-P2)=sqrt(20002-16002)=1200 var.
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