Programming Assignment 1: Science Program 1 Problem Descript

Programming Assignment 1: Science Program 1 Problem Description (from Big Java: Late Objects ; Chapter 2; Programming Project P2.12)

The circuit shown below illustrates some important aspects of the connection between a power company and one of its customers. The customer is represented by three parameters, Vt, P, and pf. Vt is the voltage accessed by plugging into a wall outlet. Customers depend on having a dependable value of Vt in order for their appliances to work properly. Accordingly, the power company regulates the value of Vt carefully.

P describes the amount of power used by the customer and is the primary factor in determining the customer’s electric bill. The power factor, pf, is less familiar. (The power factor is calculated as the cosine of an angle so that its value will always be between zero and one.) In this problem, you will be asked to write a Java program to investigate the significance of the power factor.

In the figure, the power lines are represented, somewhat simplistically, as resistances in Ohms. The power company is represented as an AC voltage source. The source voltage, Vs, required to provide the customer with power P at voltage Vt can be determined using the formula:

This formula indicates that the value of Vs depends on the value of Vs.

Write a Java program that prompts the user for a power factor value and then prints a message giving the corresponding value of Vs, using the values for P, R, and Vt shown in the figure above.

Paper For Above instruction

Part 1: Problem-Solving Phase

1. Contract: Develop a method that calculates the source voltage, Vs, based on user-inputted power factor, given fixed values for power P, resistance R, and voltage Vt.

2. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this program is to determine the required source voltage, Vs, for a customer based on the provided power factor, power consumption, and circuit parameters, to understand how power factor influences the necessary voltage supply.

3. Examples:

  • Example 1: If P=1000 W, R=10 Ohms, Vt=120 V, and pf=1.0, then Vs should be calculated accordingly.
  • Counter-example: If input pf is outside the range 0 to 1, the program should inform the user of invalid input.

4. Algorithm:

  • Prompt user to enter power factor (pf)
  • Validate pf (must be between 0 and 1)
  • Use the formula: Vs = Vt / (pf * sqrt(3)) (assuming three-phase; or other appropriate formula)
  • Compute Vs based on the inputs and formula
  • Output the calculated Vs with a descriptive message

Part 2: Implementation Phase

Using Eclipse, implement the described algorithm in Java. Include your Contract, Purpose Statement, and Examples as comment blocks within the code. Also, incorporate the algorithm as inline comments for clarity. Test your program with example inputs to verify correctness.

Finally, the Java program implementing the above logic is provided below:

<code>


/**


* Program to calculate source voltage Vs based on power factor input.


* 


* Contract:


*   - Accepts a user-inputted power factor (pf).


   - Calculates Vs using the formula: Vs = Vt / (pf  sqrt(3))


*   - Validates that pf is between 0 and 1.


* 


* Purpose:


*   - To analyze how the power factor influences the required source voltage for a customer.


* 


* Examples:


   - If P=1000 W, R=10 Ohms, Vt=120 V, and pf=1.0, then Vs = 120 / (1.0  sqrt(3)) ≈ 69.28 V.


*   - If pf is outside (0, 1], display an error message.


*/


import java.util.Scanner;


public class PowerFactorCalculator {


public static void main(String[] args) {


Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);


// Known fixed parameters


double P = 1000; // Power in Watts


double R = 10;   // Resistance in Ohms


double Vt = 120; // Voltage in Volts


// Prompt user for power factor


System.out.print("Enter the power factor (between 0 and 1): ");


double pf = scanner.nextDouble();


// Validate power factor input


if (pf  1) {


System.out.println("Invalid power factor. It must be between 0 and 1.");


scanner.close();


return;


}


// Algorithm:


// Calculate the source voltage Vs = Vt / (pf * sqrt(3))


double Vs = Vt / (pf * Math.sqrt(3));


// Output the result


System.out.printf("For power factor %.2f, the source voltage Vs is: %.2f V%n", pf, Vs);


scanner.close();


}


}


</code>

References

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