Laboratory 9: Problems: AC Power Calculations
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Laboratory #9:
Problems: AC Power Calculations
Objectives:
Review power in AC circuits, including power factors.
In Lab: Work the following problems
1. What is the real power with a current and voltage as follows:
I(t) = 2 cos(ωt + π/6) A
V(t) = 8 cos(ωt) V
2. An unknown impedance Z is connected across a 380 V, 60 Hz source. This causes a current
of 5A to flow and 1500 W is consumed.
Determine the following:
a. Real Power (kW)
b. Reactive Power (kvar)
c. Apparent Power (kVA)
d. Power Factor
e. The impedance Z in polar and rectangular form
3. An industrial load consists of the following:
• A 200 hp motor loaded to 100-hp: efficiency = 0.82, pf = 0.6 lagging
• A 350 hp motor drawing 80 kW: pf = 0.8 lagging
• A 500 hp motor drawing 47 kW: pf = 0.7 leading
• A 70 kW lighting load
Determine for the overall load:
a. Real Power (kW)
b. Reactive Power (kvar)
c. Apparent Power (kVA)
d. Power Factor
4. Three heaters and a three-phase y-connected motor are connected to a y-connected source of
208 v line-to-line. Each heater draws 10A at unity power factor (pf = 1), and each phase of
the motor draws 2 A at 0.85 power factor.
a. Find the total line current.
b. Find the total power consumed.
c. Determine the motor’s inductive reactance per phase if the motor’s R and X are consid-
ered to be in series.
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