In a three-phase system using the two-wattmeter method, if both wattmeters show the same reading, what is the power factor of the load?

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23 Dec 2018
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When both wattmeters in the two-wattmeter method display equal values, it indicates that the load power factor is unity (1). This is because equal readings occur only when the phase angle between voltage and current is zero, corresponding to a power factor of one.

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