A synchronous motor working at leading power factor can be used as

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• A synchronous motor installed at the receiving end substation operates with such an excitation that it takes power at lagging power factor. Now if the applied voltage of the synchronous motor goes down, the power factor of the synchronous motor will
• If in a synchronous motor, driving a given mechanical load and drawing current at a leading power factor from constant voltage supply its field excitation is increased, its power factor
• The induced e.m.f. in a synchronous motor working on leading power factor will be
• A synchronous motor which works on a leading power factor and does not drive a mechanical load is called as
• If in a synchronous motor, driving mechanical load and drawing current at lagging power factor from constant voltage supply, its field excitation is increased, then its power factor
• A synchronous motor has better power factor as compared to that of an equivalent induction motor. This is mainly because
• The power factor of a synchronous motor is better than that of induction motor because
• A synchronous motor can be used as a synchronous capacitor when it is
• A synchronous motor can develop synchronous torque
• When the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited, the power factor will be