Why alternators are designed at 0.8 pf lag?

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Why alternators are designed at 0.8 pf lag?..

Answer / doli tomar

if alternator is designed greater than 0.8 pf lag,
alternator will be over-excited & damage

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Why alternators are designed at 0.8 pf lag?..

Answer / k.prakashchandra

That is the limit at full load

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Why alternators are designed at 0.8 pf lag?..

Answer / k.prakashchandra

To choose the conductor size ,The pf is also to be
considered as it can not designed for unity pf .At present,
the generators are designed for 0.85 pf

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