GATE Questions & Answers of Series and Shunt Compensation

A load is supplied by a 230 V, 50 Hz. The active power P and the reactive power Q consumed by the load such that $1 kW \le P \le 2 kW$ and $1 kVAR \le Q \le 2 kVAR$. A capacitor connected across the load for power factor correction generates 1 kVAR reactive power. The worst case power factor after power correction is

•  (A)  0.447 lag
•  (B)  0.707 lag
•  (C)  0.894 lag
•  (D)  1

•  (A) capacitive
•  (B) inductive
•  (C) resistive
•  (D) zero