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Tutorial - Weeks 11 and 12 Power Systems

This document contains 8 questions about analyzing electrical circuits involving three-phase systems. The questions cover topics such as calculating line and phase voltages and currents for Y-connected loads supplied by three-phase sources, determining total power and power factor for three-phase circuits, and analyzing line impedance effects. The document was prepared by Dr. Surinder Jassar and is for an electrical engineering course on power systems.

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Tutorial - Weeks 11 and 12 Power Systems

This document contains 8 questions about analyzing electrical circuits involving three-phase systems. The questions cover topics such as calculating line and phase voltages and currents for Y-connected loads supplied by three-phase sources, determining total power and power factor for three-phase circuits, and analyzing line impedance effects. The document was prepared by Dr. Surinder Jassar and is for an electrical engineering course on power systems.

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Power Systems 1 (ELEC 211) Tutorial_Weeks 11 and 12 Page 1 of 2

Q1: The following Y-connected load is supplied by a 3-phase balanced source. The measurement
of voltmeter V1 is 440 V. what will voltmeter V2 measure? Show your work.

Q 2: If Vab = 400 V in a balanced Y-connected three-phase generator, find the three phase
voltages Van, Vbn, and Vcn, assuming the phase sequence is abc.

Q 3: A three-phase system with abc sequence and VL = 200 V feeds a Y-connected load with

ZY = 40∠300 Ω
Find the line currents

Q 4: A balanced, Y-connected abc phase sequence voltage source with line to line voltage VL =

381 V, 60 Hz is connected to a balanced Y-connected load with ZY = (10 + j 5 ) Ω in each phase.
Complete the following:
1. Draw the complete three phase circuit diagram of this system. Label all phase and line
voltages and current.
2. Draw the equivalent single phase circuit of phase (b)
3. Calculate three phase voltages.
4. Calculate the three line currents.
5. Draw complete phasor diagram showing phase and line voltages and line currents
6. Calculate total apparent, active and reactive power consumed by three phase load and
draw the power triangle
7. Calculate power factor

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Power Systems 1 (ELEC 211) Tutorial_Weeks 11 and 12 Page 2 of 2

Q 5: A 400 V, 3-phase supply is connected to a balanced Y connected load with each impedance
consisting of a 20 Ω resistance and a 15 Ω inductive reactance. Determine
1. The line current
2. The power factor
3. The total power in kW

Q 6: The following three parallel-connected three-phase loads are fed by a balanced three-phase
source:
Load 1: 250 kVA, 0.8 pf lagging
Load 2: 300 kVA, 0.95 leading
Load 3: 450 kVA, unity pf
If the line voltage is 13.8 kV, calculate the line current and the power factor of the source.
Assume that the line impedance is zero.

Q 7: Meter readings for a three-phase Y-connected alternator supplying power to a motor


indicate that the line voltages are 330 V, the line currents are 8.4 A, and the total line power is
4.5 kW. Find:
1. the load in VA
2. the load pf
3. the phase current
4. the phase voltage

Q 8: A three-phase positive sequence Y-connected source with a phase voltage of 254 V/phase is
connected to a Y-connected load with impedance ZY = (5 + j10) Ω in each phase. The
connecting lines between the source and the load have a line impedance of Zline = (1 - j2) Ω. Find
the line currents and voltages at the load terminals.

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