BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    A circuit draws 330 W from a 110 V, 60 Hz AC line. The power factor is 0.6 and the current lags the voltage. The capacitance of a series capacitor that will result in a power factor of unity is equal to:

    A)  31 \[\mu F\]                                     

    B)         54 \[\mu F\]

    C)         151 \[\mu F\]                                   

    D)         201 \[\mu F\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    1st Case: From formula \[R=\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{P}\] \[=\frac{110\times 110}{330}\] \[=\frac{110}{3}\Omega \] Since, current lags the voltage thus, the circuit contains resistance and inductance. Power factor \[\cos \phi =0.6\] \[\frac{R}{\sqrt{{{R}^{2}}+X_{L}^{2}}}=0.6\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{R}^{2}}+X_{L}^{2}={{\left( \frac{R}{0.6} \right)}^{2}}\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[X_{L}^{2}=\frac{{{R}^{2}}}{{{(0.6)}^{2}}}-{{R}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[X_{L}^{2}=\frac{{{R}^{2}}\times 0.64}{0.36}\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{X}_{L}}=\frac{0.8R}{0.6}=\frac{4R}{3}\]           ?(i) IInd Case: Now                 \[\cos \phi =1\]                 (given) therefore, circuit is purely resistive, i.e., it contains only resistance. This is the condition of resonance in which                                                         \[{{X}_{L}}={{X}_{C}}\]                   \[\therefore \]  \[{{X}_{C}}=\frac{4R}{3}=\frac{4}{3}\times \frac{110}{3}=\frac{440}{9}\Omega \]                                                                 [From Eq. (i)]                 or            \[\frac{1}{2\pi fC}\frac{440}{9}\Omega \]                 \[\therefore \]  \[C=\frac{9}{2\times 3.14\times 60\times 440}\]                 \[=0.000054\,F=54\,\mu F\]


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