Electrical Engineering > GATE 2016 SET-2 > Power Factor Correction
The power consumption of an industry is 500 kVA, at 0.8 p.f. lagging. A synchronous motor is added to raise the power factor of the industry to unity. If the power intake of the motor is 100 kW, the p.f. of the motor is ________.

Correct : 0.316

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