12 A three-phase motor draws 9 kVA at a lagging PF of 0.8 from a balanced system with line voltages of 300 V rms at 60 Hz. Three capacitors of what size should be arranged as a parallel A-connected load to produce unity PF operation?

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12 A three-phase motor draws 9 kVA at a lagging PF of 0.8 from a balanced
system with line voltages of 300 V rms at 60 Hz. Three capacitors of what size
should be arranged as a parallel A-connected load to produce unity PF operation?
Transcribed Image Text:12 A three-phase motor draws 9 kVA at a lagging PF of 0.8 from a balanced system with line voltages of 300 V rms at 60 Hz. Three capacitors of what size should be arranged as a parallel A-connected load to produce unity PF operation?
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