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Principles of Energy Conversion with Applications using

MATLAB/Simulink – Laboratory
Al Jufout and Sen

Lab. 3: Build and Simulate Three-Phase Circuits

Objectives:
1. Build and simulate Y-Y and Y-∆-connected three-phase circuits.
2. Present the circuit variables using the scope.
3. Investigate the relationship (phase shift) between voltages and currents.
4. Calculate the average/reactive/apparent powers and power factor.

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Components:
Number Component Library Symbol
Simscape / Electrical / Specialized Power Systems /
1 AC Voltage Source
Sources
Three-Phase Series Simscape / Electrical / Specialized Power Systems /
2
RLC Branch Passives
Current
3
Measurement
Voltage
4
Measurement Simscape / Electrical / Specialized Power Systems /
5 RMS Sensors and Measurements

Three-Phase V-I
6
Measurement
Power
7
Measurement
Power Simscape / Electrical / Control / Measurements
8 Measurement
(Three-Phase)
9 Display
Simulink / Sinks
10 Scope

11 Powergui Simscape / Electrical / Specialized Power Systems

Simscape / Electrical / Specialized Power Systems /

12 Ground
Utilities

Procedure 1:
1. Open MATLAB and select Simulink from the tool strip of the “Home” tab.
2. Open a new blank model to contain your circuit and save it (model name cannot contain
spaces).
3. Add three AC voltage source blocks and connect them in Y. Connect the neutral point to
the ground using the ground block.
4. Set the amplitudes of the AC voltage source blocks to 10 V, phases to 0, -120, and 120
degrees respectively, and set the frequency to 50 Hz.
5. Add one current, two voltage, and one power measurement block.
6. Connect the current measurement block to measure the line current in phase a.
7. Connect the voltage measurement blocks to measure the phase-to-ground and the phase-
to-phase voltages.
8. Connect the power measurement to the line current and the phase-to-ground voltage.
9. Set the harmonic numbers in the power measurement blocks to one and the base frequency
to 50 Hz.
10. Add three RMS blocks and set the fundamental frequency to 50 Hz.
11. Add seven displays and one scope.

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12. Add one three-phase V-I measurement block. Set voltage measurement to phase-to-ground
and current measurement to yes. Connect it in series with the source.
13. Add the stand-alone environment block powergui block.
14. Add a three-phase series RLC branch, select branch type R, and set the resistance value to
3 Ω.
15. Connect the three-phase series RLC branch in Y and connect the neutral point to the ground
using the ground block.
16. Connect the input of the three-phase series RLC branch with the three-phase V-I
measurement block to complete the circuit as shown in Fig. 1.
17. Connect the three-phase V-I measurement block to the scope and to the power
measurement (three-phase) block.
18. Set the stop time to 0.02 seconds.
19. Show the phase-to-ground voltages and the line currents on the scope.
20. Change the three-phase series RLC branch by selecting the branch type RL, RC, and RLC
and set their values as shown in the table.
21. Include in your report the table below with all values of the measured variables.

Table 1: Y-Y Connected Three-Phase Circuit Modeling

Phase-to- Phase-
Line Average Reactive Apparent
Ground to-Phase Power
Circuit Element Current, Three-Phase Three-Phase Three-Phase
Voltage, Voltage, Factor
A rms Power, W Power, VAR Power, VA
V rms V rms

R=3 Ω 2.35A 7.071 12.25 49.85 0 49.85 1

R=3 Ω 5.18 0.99

2.344 7.071 12.25 49.46 49.72
L=0.001 H LAG
R=3 Ω 0.68
C=0.001 F
1.617 7.071 12.25 23.52 -24.96 34.30
LEAD
R=3 Ω
1.703 7.071 0.72
L=0.001 H 12.25 26.12 -24.98 36.13
C=0.001 F LEAD

A
IA

VA B
IB

Z loadA
VB C
IC

Z loadB
VC

Z loadC

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 Fig. 1: Y-Y connected three-phase circuit.

Procedure 2:
1. Reconnect the three-phase series RLC branch in ∆.
2. Repeat procedure 1 with the ∆-connected load.
3. Include in your report the table below with all values of the measured variables.

Table 2: Y-∆ Connected Three-Phase Circuit Modeling

Phase-to- Phase-
Line Average Reactive Apparent
Ground to-Phase Power
Circuit Element Current, Three-Phase Three-Phase Three-Phase
Voltage, Voltage, Factor
A rms Power, W Power, VAR Power, VA
V rms V rms

R=3 Ω 7.071 7.071 12.25 150 0 150 1

R=3 Ω
7.071 0.99
L=0.001 H 7.03 12.25 148.4 15.54 149.21 Lag
R=3 Ω
4.85 102.65 0.69
C=0.001 F 7.071 12.25 70.56 -74.87 Lead
R=3 Ω
L=0.001 H 5.11 7.071 12.25 78.35 -74.93 108.41 0.72
C=0.001 F

Submission of a Report:
The report must contain the following sections: Title, Introduction, Procedure, Results, and
discussion/conclusion:
 The experiment title should appear on the cover page of the report.
 In the introduction section, state the purpose of the experiment. Briefly review the related
theory in one/two paragraphs.
 Procedure: Indicate what parameters or properties of the system you are measuring and
specify details about the type of instruments used to make these measurements.
 Results: Provide schemes, and screenshots of the circuits with readable measurements in
the displays, screenshots of the scope, tables, calculations, and graphs with labels showing
your measurement with units.
 Discussion/Conclusion: Present your findings from the experiment and discuss them.