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Three-Phase Network Calculations

This document contains 9 problems involving calculations for three-phase electrical networks. Problem 1 asks to find line currents, power consumed by the load, and line losses given a wye-connected load connected through a transmission line to a generator. Problem 2 asks to find line currents for a delta-connected load supplied through ideal conductors. Problem 3 asks to find the circuit elements of a delta-connected load given the power consumed and current.

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Three-Phase Network Calculations

This document contains 9 problems involving calculations for three-phase electrical networks. Problem 1 asks to find line currents, power consumed by the load, and line losses given a wye-connected load connected through a transmission line to a generator. Problem 2 asks to find line currents for a delta-connected load supplied through ideal conductors. Problem 3 asks to find the circuit elements of a delta-connected load given the power consumed and current.

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Tutorial Sheet-3 (Three Phase Networks)

1. A high-voltage generator is connected to a 3-phase wye connected load through


a transmission line. Each phase of the line has impedance Zl, and the load is a
balanced wye with branch impedance Z. Line to line voltage, |Vab| = 45kV, Zl =
(0.5 + j3) Ω, Z = (4.5 + j9) Ω. Find the line currents, power consumed by the load
and line losses. Draw the phasor diagram.
[Ans. 𝐼𝑎 = 2∠ − 67.38° A, 𝐼𝑏 = 2∠172.62° A, 𝐼𝑐 = 2∠52.62° A, 𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 = 53.99 MW,
𝑃𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 = 6 MW]

2. A balanced 3-phase a-b-c system with line-to-line voltage Vab = 20800 V


supplies to a balanced  connected load of 3 kW with a power factor of 0.8 (lag)
through ideal conductors. Find the line currents. Draw the phasor diagram.
[Ans. 𝐼𝑎 = 10.41∠ − 66.9° A, 𝐼𝑏 = 10.41∠173.1° A, 𝐼𝑐 = 10.41∠53.1° A]

3. A balanced 3-phase delta connected load of 160 kW, connected to a balanced line
voltage of 1100 V, 50 Hz, takes a leading current of 100 A. Find the circuit
elements of the load per phase.
[Ans. 𝑅𝑝ℎ = 16 Ω, 𝐶𝑝ℎ = 307.87 μF]

4. Calculate the value of 𝑋𝐶 in Fig. 1 such that the combined circuit behaves as a
three-phase balanced resistive network. [Ans. 37.5 Ω]
5. For the 3-phase balanced system of Fig.2 calculate the current phasors IR1 and IR2
as marked in the figure with R-phase supply voltage as reference (sequence be
RYB). Each Z=10∟300 Ω and each Z1=30∟−900 Ω.
[Ans. 𝐼𝑅1 = 23.094∠ − 30° A, 𝐼𝑅2 = 23.094∠30° A]

Fig. 2.

6. For the circuit shown in Fig. 3, calculate the branch currents of the ∆ connected
load and the active and reactive power consumed by it.
[Ans. 𝐼𝑅𝐵 = 5.75∠ − 30° A, 𝐼𝐵𝑌 = 5.78∠90° A, 𝐼𝑅𝑌 = 5.78∠ 30° A, P = 499 W, Q =
499 VAR]

IRB
B IBY IYR

Fig. 3.

7. In the circuit of Fig. 4, A three phase balanced voltage source is supplying power
to a three-phase load as shown in Fig. 3. Calculate the line currents.
[Ans. 𝐼𝑎 = 41.55∠ − 44.86° A, 𝐼𝑏 = 41.55∠ − 164.86° A, 𝐼𝑐 = 41.55∠75.14° A]
Load

8. A wattmeter reads 5.54 kW when its current coil is connected in R phase and its
voltage coil connected between the neutral and the R phase of a symmetrical 3-phase
system supplying a balanced load of 30 A at 400 V. What will be the reading on the
instrument if the connections to the current coil remain unchanged and the voltage
coil be connected between B and Y phases? Take phase sequence RYB. Draw the
corresponding phasor diagram. [Ans. 7.2 kW]

Fig. (b)
Fig. (a)

9. Calculate the readings of the two


wattmeters (W1 and W2) connected to
measure the total power for a balanced
delta-connected load fed from a three-
phase, 400 V balanced supply with phase
sequence as R-Y-B as shown in Fig.5. The
load impedance per phase contains
capacitive reactance, Xc=14 Ω and
resistance, R=14 Ω.
[Ans. W1 = 13.52 kW, W2 = 3.623 kW] Fig. 5

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