Question: A 1 / 3 - hp , 1 2 0 - V , 6 0 - Hz , capacitor - run, single - phase induction

A 1/3-hp,120-V,60-Hz, capacitor-run, single-phase induction motor has two identical windings set 90 degrees apart in the motor housing. Each winding draws 7A at 64 lag when the rotor is locked. This is with no added capacitors, so the motor would have to be started by hand.
a) Find the ideal capacitor to place in series with one of the windings at startup. Note: the ideal capacitor would create the ideal phase difference between the winding currents.
b.) Each winding uses 141W at pf =0.85 when the motor is running at its rated speed. This is with no added capacitors, so the motor would have to be started by hand. Find a different capacitor to replace the capacitor of part a). Choose this capacitor to make the current magnitude in the two windings exactly the same at rated speed. (Don't worry about the phase angles.) V =120V, P=141W, and pf=0.85.
The answers are:
a.)140 micro-farads
b.)29 micro-farads

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