POLYPHASE CIRCUITS

EEE F111
DR. RUMA GHOSH
ADVANTAGES OF POLYPHASE SUPPLY
OVER SINGLE-PHASE SUPPLY

Instantaneous power delivered is constant

Higher power factor and efficiency

Requires less conductor material for transmitting the same amount of power at the
same voltage

Parallel operation of three-phase generators is simpler then that of single phase

generator
THREE-PHASE
CIRCUITS
STAR/WYE
CONNECTION Positive Negative
sequence sequence

For balanced phase voltages Voltage between and terminal and

neutral is known as phase voltage
Van+Vbn+Vcn =0
|Van|=|Vbn|=|Vcn|
 LINE VOLTAGES
3V150
3V30

Vab Van Vbn

| V | 0 | V | 120
| V | 1 (cos120 j sin 120 )

1 3
| V | | V | j
2 2
3 | V | 30
3V 90
DOUBLE SUBSCRIPT
NOTATION

Find Vab, Vbc, Vac

DELTA/MESH
CONNECTION

=
BALANCED Y-
CONNECTED 3-PHASE
LOAD
Y-Y Connection
Y- Connection
EXERCISE
Q. Calculate the line currents for the following Y-Y connected circuits
 DELTA-CONNECTED
LOAD
- Connection
 Reading Assignment

- Y Connection
COMPARISON BETWEEN Y-
CONNECTED AND -CONNECTED
CIRCUITS

Y-Y Y- -Y -

VL = 3 VPh VL = 3 VPh VL = VPh VL = VPh

IL=IPh IL=3IPh IL=IPh IL=3IPh
VL leads VPh by VL leads VPh by VL and VPh have VL and VPh have
30 30 same phase same phase
IL and IPh have IL lags IPh by 30 IL and IPh have IL lags IPh by 30
same phase same phase
STAR-DELTA
CONVERSION

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