Study and Measurement of Power Factor of Electrical Load

Instructions

  • STEP 1:Select a load by clicking on the ‘CHANGE LOAD’ button.
  • STEP 2:Make connections as per the instructions given below :
    (a) 1 to 11
    (b) 2 to 12
    (c) 3 to 13
    (d) 4 to 14
    (e) 13 to 15
    (f) 16 to 17
    (g) 5 to 18
    (h) 6 to 9
    (i) 9 to 10
    (j) 8 to 19
    (k) 7 to 20
    (l) 7 to 14

  • Note: Click on the label to delete the connection for the corresponding node.

  • STEP 3:Then check the connections by clicking on the ‘CHECK’ button.
  • STEP 4:If the alert is ‘Invalid connections’ then click on 'RESET' button and make connection again.
  • STEP 5:If the alert is ‘Right connections’ follow the below steps.
  • STEP 6:Turn ON the MCB.
  • STEP 7:Then, switch on the variac by clicking on the button.
  • STEP 8:Then, click on the variac knob to set the voltage at 230V.
  • Note: Once, we have click on the variac knob it automatically set to 230 V. So we don't have to set it again.
  • STEP 9:Then, click on switch to turn it ON.
  • STEP 10:Click on ‘ADD’ button to add readings to the observation table.
  • STEP 11:Click on ‘CALCULATE’ button to calculate the power factor of the load.
  • STEP 12:Select a new load by clicking on the ‘CHANGE LOAD’button.
  • STEP 13:Then,again check the connections by clicking on the ‘CHECK’ button.
  • STEP 12:In calculation section, we have to manually find the power factor of the selected load by using the formulae and verify it with the help of ‘VERIFY’ button.
  • STEP 13:Change the load and repeat the steps from 6 to 12.
  • STEP 14:Click on ‘PRINT’ button to take out the print of the page.
  • STEP 15: Click on the RESET button to reset the webpage.

Instructions

ACTION BUTTONS

FORMULAS

Power Factor
= True Power/Apparent Power
= cos(Phase angle)

Note: L1:CFL, L2:Lamp, L3:LED, L4:Tubelight

OBSERVATION TABLE

S.No. Volts(V) Amps(A) Watts(W) Power Factor
VARIAC

EXPERIMENT

CALCULATIONS