Two wattmeter method is employed to measure power in a 3 -phase balanced system with the current coil connected in the A and C lines. The phase sequence is ABC. If the wattmeter with its current coil in A -phase line reads zero, then the power factor of the 3 -phase load will be

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Two wattmeter method is employed to measure power in a 3 -phase balanced system with the current coil connected in the A and C lines. The phase sequence is ABC. If the wattmeter with its current coil in A -phase line reads zero, then the power factor of the 3 -phase load will be 0.5 lagging.

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