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Shunt capacitors supply leading reactive power locally, offset the lagging VAr of inductive loads, raise power factor and cut kVA-based tariff penalties.
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Shunt capacitors supply leading reactive power locally, offset the lagging VAr of inductive loads, raise power factor and cut kVA-based tariff penalties.
Station capacity is set by expected maximum demand, reserve margin and future load growth.
Annual average load equals total electrical energy supplied during the year divided by the total hours in that year. Therefore Average Load = annual kWh/(365×24), which is option D.
D — The load is used more uniformly. Load factor = average load / maximum demand; a high value means the plant is well utilised with a flatter load curve.
Among the listed conventional choices, a thermal power plant has high operating cost because it continuously consumes large quantities of fuel and requires fuel handling, ash handling, boiler operation and significant maintenance. Hydroelectric/solar plants have very low fuel cost.
Cold reserve is generating capacity that exists but is not ready for immediate use; it requires startup and synchronization before it can carry load. This contrasts with spinning/hot reserve, which is already running or immediately available.