Practice Power Factor (pf) (5.5) - Fundamentals of AC Circuits - Basics of Electrical Engineering
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Power Factor (PF)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does Power Factor indicate?

💡 Hint: Think about how effectively energy is being used.

Question 2 Easy

How is real power measured?

💡 Hint: It's what actually does the work in a circuit.

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Question 1

What is the range of Power Factor values?

0 to 1
0 to 10
1 to 100

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of efficiency.

Question 2

True or False: A power factor of 0 indicates perfect efficiency.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what happens when the power factor is zero.

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Challenge 1 Hard

An industrial machinery setup has 120 kW of real power capacity and operates at a PF of 0.75. Determine the total apparent power in kVA, and discuss the implications of having this PF in terms of efficiency.

💡 Hint: Use the rearranged formula for PF and critically think about its implications.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would installing a capacitor bank with a reactive power of -40 kVAR affect the power factor of a system with an initial PF of 0.6, if the real power remains unchanged?

💡 Hint: Keep in mind the role of added capacitive reactive power in adjusting PF.

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