Answer to Question #204456 in Electrical Engineering for weam

Question

An electrical load operates at 120 Vrms The load absorbs an average of 8 kW at .lagging power factor of 0.8 The effective current I rms is:

select one:

a. 43.48 A 

b. 41.67 A 

c. 90.91 A 

d. 83.33 A 

e. 45.45 A

Answer 1

$$I_{rms}=\frac{8000}{120(0.8)}=83.33\ A$$