In a balanced 3 -phase 200 V circuit, the line current is 115.5 A. When the power is measured by two...

In a balanced 3 -phase 200 V circuit, the line current is 115.5 A. When the power is measured by two wattmeter method, one of the wattmeters reads 20 kW and the other one reads zero. What is the power factor of the load ?
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In a balanced 3 -phase 200 V circuit, the line current is 115.5 A. When the power is measured by two wattmeter method, one of the wattmeters reads 20 kW and the other one reads zero. What is the power factor of the load ? 

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