TUTORIAL 3

CHAPTER 3: Three Phase System

1.

Figure 1
From Figure 1, determine
a) Io
b) VBN
c) VcN
c) Is the circuit a balanced or unbalanced three-phase system
[Io=0A, VBN=227116.48V, VcN=229.25-123.52V]

2.

Figure 2
From Figure 2, if Van = 1200 determine
a) All phase voltages in term of magnitude and angle at each load.
b) All line voltages in term of magnitude and angle for the 3- load system.
c) All phase currents at each load.
d) All line currents flowing through line impedances ( Zline ).
e) All phase voltages and line voltages at each source.
f) Draw the phasor diagram for voltage relationship at the loads.
g) Draw the phasor diagram for voltage relationship at the sources.
[Van=1200V, VAa=207.850V, Ian=8-36.87A, Ian=8-36.87A, EAN=122.090.68V, EAB=211.470.68V]

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Figure 3
From Figure 3 If Van = 2400, determine
a) Determine all line currents at each phases.
b) Determine all phase currents at each phases.
c) Draw their phasor diagram.
[IaA=16-36.87A, Ian=16-36.87A]

4.

By using the same figure as Figure 3, if Ia = 1015, determine

a) All phase voltages at each load.
b) All line voltages for the 3- load system.
c) Draw their phasor diagram.
[Van=15051.87V, VAB=259.881.87V]

5.

Figure 4
From Figure 4, if the impedance Z in the balanced three-phase circuit is
600 + j450, determine
a) IAB,IBC and ICA.
b) IaA,IbB,IcC.
c) Draw the currents relationship at the load.
[IAB=92-36.87A, , IaA=159.35-36.87A]

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Figure 5
From Figure 5, determine
a) The phase currents IAB, IBC and ICA
b) The line currents IaA, IbB and IcC
when Z1 = 4.8+j1.4, Z2 = 16-j12 and Z3 = 25+j25
[IAB=144-16.26A, IBC=36-83.13A , ICA=20.3675A, IaA=145.88-24.29A, IbB=134178.04A, IcC=55.4289A ]

7.

A balanced -connected load has an impedance of 360 + j105 /. The load is fed through a
line having an impedance of 0.1 + j1.0 /. The phase voltage at the terminals of the load is
33kV. The phase sequence is positive. Use VAB as the reference. Calculate
a) The three phase currents of the load
b) The three line currents
c) The three line voltages at the sending end of the line.
d) Draw the phasor diagram for currents relationship.

[IAB=88-16.26A, IaA=152.42-46.26A, Vab=33k0V]

8.

A three-phase, 415 V system has the following load connected in delta: between the red and
yellow lines, a non-reactive resistor of 100 ;between the yellow and blue lines, a coil having a
reactance of 60 and negligible resistance; between the blue and red lines, a loss-free capacitor
having a reactance of 130 . Calculate
a) The phase currents
b) The line currents
(Assume + sequence or abc sequence )

[IRY=4.150A, IYB=6.92-210A, IBR=3.19210A, IR=7.0913A, IY=10.72161.16A, IB=6-57.34A]

Figure 6
From Figure 6, if Rab = 60 , Zbc = 80 + j60 . Determine
a) The phase and line currents.
b) Power to each phase and total power.
[IAB=40A, IBC=2.4-156.87A , ICA=3.07170.19A, Ia=7.05-4.23A, Ib=6.28-171.39A, Ic=1.67119.32A, Pab=960W,
Pbc=460.8W, Pca=589.44W, Pt=2010.24W ]

10.

Figure 7
From Figure 7,determine
a) The line currents, magnitudes and angles.
b) The neutral current.
[IA=6.670A, IB=2.68-93.43A , IC=2.466.87A, IN=7.47-3.69A]

11.

A balanced three phase Y-connected generator with positive sequence has an impedance of 0.2 +
j0.5 / and an internal voltage of 120 V/. The generator feeds a balanced three-phase Yconnected load having an impedance of 39 + j29 /. The impedance of the line connecting the
generator to the load is 0.8 + j1.5 /. The a-phase internal voltage of the generator is specified
as the reference phasor. Calculate
a) The average power per phase delivered to the Y-connected load
b) The total average power delivered to the load
c) The total average power lost in the generator
d) The total number of magnetizing vars absorbed by the load

e) The total complex power delivered by the source.

[Pa=222.77W, Pt=668.32W, Pg=1.14W, Qt=331.3VAr, St=860.4VA]

12.

A three-phase balanced wye-delta system has a line voltage of 208Vrms . The total
real power absorbed by the load is 1200W. If the power factor angle of the load is 20 lagging,
we wish to determine the magnitude of the line current and the value of the load impedance per
phase in the delta.
[IL=3.54-20A, Z=101.2660]

13.

A balanced three-phase load requires 480kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. The load is fed
from a line a having an impedance of 0.005 + j0.025/. The line voltage at the terminals of the
load is 600V .
a)
b)
c)
d)

Construct a single-phase equivalent circuit of the system.

Calculate the magnitude of the line current.
Calculate the magnitude of the line voltage at the sending end of the line
Calculate the power factor at the sending end of the line.
[IL=577.35-36.87A, VS=6110.92V, 0.79 lagging]

14.

A balanced wye-wye three-phase system has an abc sequence source with Van = 12030 Vrms.
The balanced load has a per phase impedance of 24 + j16 . Calculate the readings of the
wattmeter if the two-wattmeter method is used to measure the three-phase power.

15.

In a balanced three-phase system the source has an abc-phase sequence, is connected in wye, and
Van = 1200 V rms. There are two parallel loads connected in wye. Load 1 has a phase
impedance of 4 + j3 and load 2 has a phase impedance of 12 +j8 . Find the total power
absorbed by the loads using the two-wattmeter method.