O A Library office is fitted with four units of 20W Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) downlights and one unit of 1 Horsepower (HP) air conditioning unit. Noticed at the nameplate data of the air conditioning unit that the power factor is 0.7, determine: * Note: 1 HP = 746W i. the total real power of the library office in kW ii. the total reactive power of the library office in KVAR iii. the total apparent power of the office in kVA iv. the total power factor of the office and decide whether the current is lagging or leading the voltage

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b) A Library office is fitted with four units of 20W Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) downlights and
one unit of 1 Horsepower (HP) air conditioning unit. Noticed at the nameplate data of the air
conditioning unit that the power factor is 0.7, determine:
* Note: 1 HP = 746W
i. the total real power of the library office in kW
ii.
the total reactive power of the library office in KVAR
iii.
the total apparent power of the office in kVA
the total power factor of the office and decide whether the current is lagging or leading the
iv.
voltage
Transcribed Image Text:b) A Library office is fitted with four units of 20W Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) downlights and one unit of 1 Horsepower (HP) air conditioning unit. Noticed at the nameplate data of the air conditioning unit that the power factor is 0.7, determine: * Note: 1 HP = 746W i. the total real power of the library office in kW ii. the total reactive power of the library office in KVAR iii. the total apparent power of the office in kVA the total power factor of the office and decide whether the current is lagging or leading the iv. voltage
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