Experiment No.

5: Effects of an Inductive Load to Power Factor in Series RL Circuit

Effects of an Inductive Load to Power Factor in Series RL Circuit

EXPERIMENT No.5

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Analyze the change of power factor due to inductive loads and
demonstrate the significant impact to AC power of the circuit.

I. CIRCUIT.

20Ω

240 Vrms
25%
E 50 Hz L
0°
254.65mH
Key=A

Figure 5-1. Varying Inductor L in AC Series RL Circuit.

1. Develop a circuit as shown in Figure 5-1.

2. Set all the values specified on the above circuit.

3. Use the variable inductor with maximum value of 254.65 mH, and use the
suggested key=A to increase the percentage of inductance or hold-shift and
press A to decrease the amount instead.

4. Set the value of inductor L into “0 mH” (zero). Note that the percent of
increment of inductance is 5% (default).

5. Connect the wattmeter (XWM1) as suggested in Figure 5-2 and use the
two-channel oscilloscope (XSC1) to view the sinusoidal signal voltage
of RL. Also, connect the ammeter (XMM1) to determine the amount of
current flowing through the circuit.

6. Double click and view simultaneously the wattmeter, ammeter, and the
oscilloscope. Arrange the size of oscilloscope window for better view and
place the display of wattmeter together with ammeter near the inductor L.

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7. Run the simulator and “click” the circuit pane in order to increase the amount
of inductance by pressing the key=A one-at-a-time (5% increment).

8. Record the values of real power in kW (PT) and the power factor (pfC) in Table
5-1, which found in XWM1. Also, record the total current in XMM1.

XSC1
XWM1 XMM1
Ext Trig
+
V I _
A B
R + _ + _

20Ω

240 Vrms
25%
E 50 Hz L
0°
254.65mH
Key=A

Figure 5-2. Connecting wattmeter, ammeter, and oscilloscope in RL circuit.

9. Sketch the sinusoidal waves of voltages for RL series circuit under 0%, 25%,
75% and 100% inductance of inductor L in space provided below.

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II. DATA AND RESULTS.

Table 5-1. Results of Power Triangle ( P, Q, and S ) in AC Series RLC Circuit.

%L
L PT
pfC
θ I QT ST
(mH) (kW) (deg) (amp) (kVAR) (kVA)

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100

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III. OBSERVATION.

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IV. CONCLUSION(S).

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V. APPLICATIONS. Discuss the adverse effect of excessive inductive loads on the overall
performance of the transformer connected to the system.

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