What is the Required Capacitor KVAR for 50 HP Motor?
The motor draws inductive current when a 50 HP induction motor is run by feeding a three-phase AC supply. At the no-load running of the … Read more
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Why is Power Factor of Transformer is Poor at no Load?
The transformer draws no load current from the supply source when its secondary is open circuit. The no-load current has two components: magnetization current(Im) and … Read more
What are Triplen Harmonics and where do they happen?
Triplen harmonics are the odd multiples of third harmonics. The triplen harmonics orders are 3,9,15,21,. The triplen harmonic frequency is 150Hz,450 Hz,,750Hz etc. What are … Read more
Why does an Induction Motor has Poor Power Factor at NO Load?
The power factor of an induction motor is very low, in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 when the motor runs at no load. There … Read more
What is the Difference between kW and kVA?
kW is the unit of active power that is consumed by the load for doing real work. The real power drawn from the system is … Read more
True Power Factor
What is True Power Factor? The true power factor is the product of the displacement power factor and the distortion power factor. The displacement power … Read more