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The ratio of maximum power utilised to the maximum power available is _____________

(a) power factor

(b) plant use factor

(c) reserve capacity

(d) capacity factor

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Question is taken from Hydropower topic in chapter Hydro Electric Power of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (b) plant use factor

The explanation: Plant use factor is nothing but utilization factor which can be defined as the ratio of maximum power utilized to the maximum power available if the water head is assumed to be constant. The value usually varies from 0.4 to 0.9 for a hydel plant.

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