Measurement of power and power factor in a single-phase ac series inductive circuit and study improvement of power factor using capacitors
Procedure:
The circuit is already built in the simulation. Follow the steps below to perform the experiment:
- Complete the circuit by clicking on the ON button given in the circuit.
- Adjust the resistor value using the given slider and click the Add Table button to store the data in the table.
- Observe the initial values of current, voltage, and power before adding the capacitor.
- There are two red buttons near the capacitor:
- Right button: Connects the capacitor in parallel with the load.
- Left button: Removes the capacitor from the circuit.
- Right button: Connects the capacitor in parallel with the load.
- Click the Right button to add the capacitor to the circuit.
- Once the capacitor is added, observe the new readings of current, voltage, and power.
- Click the Add Table button again to store the new data in the table.
- Compare the power factor before and after adding the capacitor to analyze the improvement.
- Use the Left button to remove the capacitor and repeat the steps if needed.