CHAPTER 23: INTRODUCTION TO THREE-PHASE SYSTEMS

1. Three 4.85 resistors are connected in star (wye) across a 420-V, three-phase,
supply. Calculate (a) the phase current, (b) the line current, and (c) total power. [Answer:
(a) 50 A; (b) 50 A; (c) 36.38 kW]

2. Three 4.85 resistors are connected in delta across a 420-V, three-phase, supply.
Calculate (a) the phase current, (b) the line current, and (c) total power. [Answer: (a)
86.6 A; (b) 150 A; (c) 109.13 kW]

3. Three identical coils are connected in star (wye) across a 400-V, 50-Hz, supply
and develop a total power of 1.5 kW at a power factor of 0.2 lagging. Find (a) the
resistance, and (b) the inductive reactance of each coil. [Answer: (a) 4.26 ; (b)
0.665 H]

4. Three identical inductors, of inductance 19 mH and resistance 10 are connected

in delta across a 415-V, 50-Hz, supply. Calculate the resulting (a) line current, (b) power
factor, and (c) total power of the circuit. [Answer: (a) 61.7 A; (b) 0.858 lagging; (c) 38
kW]

5. The current flowing through each of the three identical loads in a 400-V delta-
connected circuit is 20 A with a phase angle of 40 lagging. What is (a) the line current
drawn from the supply, and (b) the total power? [Answer: (a) 34.64 A; (b) 18.39 kW]

6. A balanced star (wye) connected load is connected to a 440-V; 50-Hz., three-

phase supply. If the current in each phase is 30 A, at a phase angle of 30lagging,
calculate (a) the phase voltage; (b) the total power of the load. [Answer: (a) 254.1 V; (b)
19.8 kW]

7. Each phase of a 440-V, 50-Hz, delta-connected load comprises a 50- resistor in

series with a 50-F capacitor. Calculate (a) the impedance of each phase, (b) the phase
currents, (c) the line currents, (d) the total power, and (e) the total apparent power.
[Answer: (a) 80.6 ; (b) 5.46 A; (c) 9.46 A; (d) 4480 W; (e) 7240 VA]

8. The line current of a three-phase 440-V induction motor is found to be 41.2 A.

What is the motors output power when it is operating at a power factor of 0.88 lagging
and at an efficiency of 0.81? [Answer: 22381 W]