Load Factor - MCQs with answers

Load Factor - MCQs with answers


Q1. What is a load factor?

a. The ratio of average to maximum demand.
b. The ratio of maximum demand to average load.
c. The product of maximum demand and average load.
d. The ratio of average load to the plant capacity.

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ANSWER: a. The ratio of average to maximum demand.



Q2. What is the load factor of a power plant?

a. Greater than unity.
b. Less than unity.
c. Always more than unity.
d. Normally more than unity.

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ANSWER: b. Less than unity.



Q3. The load factor plays a key role in determining which among the following?

a. Plant capacity.
b. Overall cost per unit generated.
c. Overall demand.
d. Both (a) and (c).

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ANSWER: b. Overall cost per unit generated.



Q4. An industrial consumer has a load pattern of 2000 kW 0.8 lag for 12 hours and 1000 kW unity power factor for 12 hours. What is the load factor?

a. 0.5
b. 0.55
c. 0.6
d. 0.75

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ANSWER: d. 0.75


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