Signals and Systems - Engineering

Q1:

An ac network has a power factor of 0.8 lagging for fundamental frequency. If the applied voltage contains thrid and fifth harmonics, the overall power factor will be

A more than 0.8 lagging

B 0.8 lagging

C less than 0.8 lagging

D 0.8 lagging or less

ANS:C - less than 0.8 lagging

As frequency increases, XL decreases and power factor becomes worse.