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POLYPHASE SYSTEMS

Supplementary

[CHAP.14

Problems

14.21. Three identical impedances of 10/53.1 ohms are connected in delta to a three-phase, three-wire,
240 volt, CBA system. Find the Une currents.
Am. 41.6/-143.1,
41.6/-23.1
and 41.6/96.9

14.22. Three impedances of 15.9/70 ohms are connected in delta to a three-phase,

CBA system; Find the Une currents and the total power.
Ans. 10.9/-160,
10.9/-40,
10.9/80; 646 w.

three-wire,

100 volt,

14.23.

three-wire,

350 volt,

Three

impedances

of 42/

35 ohms

are connected

in delta

to a three-phase,

ABC system. Find the Hne currents and the total power.
Am. 14.4/125, 14.4~,
14.4/-115;
7130 w
14.24. A balanced wye load with impedances of 6/45 ohms is connected
208 volt, CBA system. Find the Hne currents including the neutral.
Ans. 20/-135,
20/ 15, 20/105 and O

to a three-phase,

four-wire,

14.25. A balanced wye load with impedances of 65/ 20 ohms is connected to a three-phase,
480 volt, CBA system. Find the line currents and the total power.
Ans. 4.26/ 70, 4.26/50, 4.26/170;
3320 w

three-wire,

14.26. A 50 hp induction motor with a full load efficiency of 85% and a power factor of .80 is connected
to a three-phase, 480 volt system. Find the equivalent wye-connected impedance which can replace
this motor.
Ans. 4.2/36.9
. 14.27. A 25 hp three-phase, induction motor with a full 1000 efficiency of 82% and a power factor of .75
is connected to a 208 volt system. Find the equivalent delta-connected impedance which can replace
this motor and find the readings obtained by the two-wattmeter method.
Ans. 4.28/41.4; 5.58 kw, 17.15 kw

14.28. Three identical impedances of 9/ 30 ohms in delta and three impedances of 5/45 ohms in wye
are both connected to the same three-phase, three-wire, 480 volt, ABC system. Find the magnitude
of the line current and the total power.
Am. 119.2; 99 kw
14.29. A balanced delta load with impedances of 27/ 25 ohms and a balanced wye load with impedances
of 10/ 30 ohms are both connected to a three-phase, three-wire, 208 volt, ABC system. Find
the line currents and the power in each loado
Ans. 25.3/117.4, 25.3/-2.6, 25.3/-122.6; 4340 w and 3740 w
14.30. A three-phase, 100 volt system supplies a balanced delta load with impedances of 10/-36.9 ohms
and a balanced wye load with impedances of 5/53.1 ohms. Find the power in each load and the
magnitude of the total Une current.
Am. 2400 w, 1200 w; 20.8 amp
14.31. Two balanced delta loads with impedances of 20/-60 and 18/45 ohms respectively are connected to a three-phase, 150 volt system. Find the power in each loado
Am. 1690 w, 2650 w
14.32. A three-phase, three-wire, 173.2 volt, CBA system serves three balanced loads with connections
and impedances as follows: wye-connected with impedances of 10/0 ohms, delta-connected with
impedances of 24/90 ohms, and the third delta-connected with an unknown impedance. Find
this impedance if the current in line A with a positive direction toward the load is given as
32.7/-138.1

ampo

Ans.

18/45

14.33. The wattmeters in lines A and B of a 120 volt, CBA system read 1500 and 500 watts respectively.
Find the impedances of the balanced delta-connected loado
Ans. 16.3/..41
14.34. The wattmeters in lines A and B of a 173.2 volt, ABC system read -301 and +1327 watts respectively. Find the impedances of the balanced wye-connected loado
Am. 10/-70
14.35. Find the readings of the two wattmeters used on a three-wire, 240 volt system with a balanced
delta-connected load of 20/80 ohms.
Ans. -1710, 3210 w
14.36. Wattmeters are in lines B and C of a three-wire, 173.2 volt, CBA system which supplies a balanced
loado

Find

the wattmeter

readings

if Une current

lA

= 32.7/-41.9.

Am. 1170, 5370w

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CHAP. 14]
14.40. A wye load with

SYSTEMS

217

ZA
3 + jO, ZB = 2 + j3 and Ze = 2 - j1 ohms is connected to a three-phase,
our-wire, 100 volt, CBA system. JI'ind the line currents including the neutral ass.uming the positive
direction is toward the loado
Ans. 19.25/-90,
16/-26.3,
25.8/176.6, 27.3/65.3

14.41.

A wye load with ZA = 12/45, ZB = 10/30 and Ze = 8/0 ohms is connected to a our-wire,
208 volt system. Find the total power.
Ans. 3898 w

14.42.

The line currents in a three-phase,

three-wire, 220 volt, ABC system are lA = 43.5/116.6,
lB = 43.3/ 48 and le = 11.39/218 ampo Find the readings o wattmeters in lines (a) A and B,
(b) B and C, and (e) A and C.
Ans. (a) 5270 w, 6370 w; (b) 9310 w, 2330 w; (e) 9550 w, 1980 w

14.43.

The line currents o a three-phase,

three-wire,
440 volt, ABC system are lA = 19.72/90,
lB = 57.3/-9.9
and le = 57.3/189.9 ampo Find the readings o the wattmeters
in lines
(a) A and B, (b) B and C.
Ans. 7.52 kw, 24.8 kw; (b) 16.15 kw, 16.15 kw

14.44.

The phasor diagram in Fig. 14-44 shows the line currents and line to line voltages o a three-phase,
three-wire, 346 volt, ABC system. If the line current magnitude is 10 amp find the impedance o
the wye-connected loado
Ans. 20/90
A

l-il00

e
Fig. 14-44
14.45.

Fig.14-45

The circuit o Fig. 14-45 shows an infinite impedance (open circuit) in phase B o the wye-connected
loado Find the phasor voltage VOB i the system is 208 volt, sequence ABC.
Ans. 284/150

14.46.

A wye-connected, three-phase, 440 volt alternator has a limit of 35 amp per coil. (a) What is the
kva rating of the machine?
(b) If the alternator
supplies a line current of 20 amp at a power
factor of .65, what is the kva per phase of the machine?
Ans. 26.6 kva, 5.08 kva

14.47. The balanced set o line currents in the phasor diagram

in Fig. 14-46 have current magnitudes o 10 amp and
the line voltage is 120 volts.
Find the corresponding
total power and total volt-amperes.
Ans. 1.47 kw, 2.08 kva
14.48.

A wye load

with

ZA

= 10/0, ZB= 10/60 and Ze =

10/ 60 ohms is connected to a three-phase, three-wire,

200 volt, ARC system. Find the voltages across the load
impedances, VAO,VBO and Veo.
Ans. 173/90, 100~ , 100/180
14.49. A wye load with

ZA

= 10/-60, ZB= 10/0 and Ze =

10/60 ohms is connected to a three-phase, three-wire,

208 volt, CRA system. Find the voltages across the .load
impedances.
Ans. 208/-120, O, 208/180
14.50.

A three-wire,

Zs
Ana.

14.51.

5/ 30
8.92 kw,

480 volt,
and Zc
29.6 kw

Ans. 31.6/-67.9,

14.53.

ARC system supplies a wye-connected

load in which ZA = 10/0,
5/30 ohms. Find the readings of the wattmeters in lines A and B.

A three-wire,
100 volt, CRA system supplies a wye-connected
load in which Z.4
3 + jO,
ZB
2 + j3 and Ze
2 - j1 ohms.
Find the voltages across the impdances of the loado

14.52.

Fig.14-46

84.3/42.7,

68.6/123.8

Three identical impedances o 15/60 ohms are connected in wye to a three-phase, three-wire,
240 volt system. The Unes between the supply and the load have impedances o 2 + jl ohms.
Find the line voltage magnitude at the loado
Ans. 213 v
Repeat Problem 14.52 for identical wye-connected impedances of 15/-60 ohms and compare the
results by drawing the voltage phasor diagrams.
Ans. 235 v