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An Industrial plant presently operate at 87% power factor and has the following laods DEVICES QUANTITY VOLTS Comments Ho
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An Industrial plant presently operate at 87% power factor and has the following laods DEVICES QUANTITY VOLTS Comments Ho
An Industrial plant presently operate at 87% power factor and has the following laods DEVICES QUANTITY VOLTS Comments Hours of use/month LED Lamps 50 120 480 (30 Lamps) Each fixture is rated at 34W 180 (10 Lamps) 30 120 12HP, 10 Motor 480 (15 Motors) 80 (5 Motors) Efficiency 78% Power Factor 86% 10 HP, 3ф Motor 15 240 480 Efficiency 85% Power Factor 86% High Pressure Murcury Vapour Lamp Each lamp rated at 400 Watts 10 240 480 a) Determine the kW demand of this plant [7 marks] b) Determine the energy consumption per month [4 marks] c) The contracted kW load demand is 140kW. Base on the above load, is the plant operating within that demand? Give reason(s) for your answer. [3 marks] d) The Operations Manager wants to increase the power factor 87% to 92%. Explain how this will affect the plant energy consumption
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