MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A 3-phase motor load has a p.f. of 0.397 lagging. The two wattmeter method used to measure power show the input as 30 kW. Find the reading on each wattmeter.

W1 = -10 kW and W2 = 40 kW
W1 = 10 kW and W2 = 20 kW
W1 = 5 kW and W2 = 25 kW
W1 = -5 kW and W2 = 35 kW

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A three-phase, 12 kV, 50 Hz and 300 kW load is operating at 0.8 pf lag. If the pf is to be improved to unity, using star connected capacitor, the per phase value of the reactive VAR required is:

50 kVAR
75 kVAR
25 kVAR
100 kVAR

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A generating station having 'n' section busbars each rated at Q kVA with ×% reactance is connected on the tie-bars systems through busbar reactances of b%. Determine the short circuit kVA if a 3-phase fault takes place on one section.

Q[(1/x) - (n+1)/(bn-x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n+1)/(bn-x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n-1)/(bn+x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n+1)/(bn+x)]

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