Three Phase System
Three Phase System
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12.1 What is a Three-Phase Circuit?(1)
Three sources
with 120° out
of phase
Four wired
system
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12.1 What is a Three-Phase Circuit?(2)
Advantages:
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12.2 Balance Three-Phase Voltages (1)
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12.2 Balance Three-Phase Voltages (3)
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12.2 Balance Three-Phase Voltages (4)
Example 1
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12.2 Balance Three-Phase Voltages (5)
Solution:
The voltages can be expressed in phasor form
as
Van 20010 V
Vbn 200 230 V
Vcn 200 110 V
3. Δ-Δ connection
4. Δ-Y connection
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12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (2)
VL 3V p , where
V p Van Vbn Vcn
VL Vab Vbc Vca
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12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (3)
Example 2
Calculate the line currents in the three-wire Y-Y
system shown below:
Ans
I a 6.81 21.8 A
Ib 6.81 141.8 A
I c 6.8198.2 A
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*Refer to in-class illustration, textbook
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12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (4)
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12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (5)
Example 3
A balanced abc-sequence Y-connected source with
( Van 10010 ) is connected to a Δ-connected load
(8+j4) per phase. Calculate the phase and line
currents.
Solution
Van 10010
Ia 33.54 16.57 A
Z / 3 2.98126.57
Other line currents are obtained using the abc phase
sequence
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*Refer to in-class illustration, textbook
12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (6)
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12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (7)
Example 4
A balanced Δ-connected load having an impedance 20-
j15 is connected to a Δ-connected positive-sequence
generator having ( Vab 3300 V ). Calculate the phase
currents of the load and the line currents.
Ans:
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*Refer to in-class illustration, textbook
12.3 Balance Three-Phase Connection (8)
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