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A three-phase 600 V motor draws an apparent power of 30 kVA and an active power of 24 kW. What is the power factor of the motor?
Power factor is calculated as active power (P) divided by apparent power (S), so PF = 24 kW / 30 kVA = 0.8. Since motors are inductive loads, their power factor
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Question: A three-phase 600 V motor draws an apparent power of 30 kVA and an active power of 24 kW. What is the power factor of the motor?
Answer options: ✅ 0.8 lagging
- 0.75 leading
- 0.8 leading
- 0.75 lagging
Correct answer: 0.8 lagging
Explanation: Power factor is calculated as active power (P) divided by apparent power (S), so PF = 24 kW / 30 kVA = 0.8. Since motors are inductive loads, their power factor is lagging.
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