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What circuit element, an inductor or a capacitor, should be placed in series with the circuit to raise its power factor

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Answer:

Inductor should be placed the circuit to raise its power factor.

Explanation:

Inductor:

  • It is passive component that is used in most electrical circuits to store energy in the form of magnetic energy when electric current flows through it.
  • It has the function of developing electromotive force in the direction that reduces fluctuation when a fluctuating current flows.

Capacitor:

  • It is a device for storing electrical energy, consisting of two conductors in close proximity and insulated from each other.

we know that,

Power factor:

cosα = R / Z

cosα = R^2/ (sqrt(R

[tex]cos\alpha =\frac{R}\sqrt{R^{2}(X_{c}-X_{L})^{2} }[/tex]

To increase the power factor, denominator should decrease.

from the equation we can say that, the power factor is inversely proportional to X(L)

Hence X(L) should increase.

Therefore, an inductor is required to be connected.

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