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Delta and Wye 3Phase Circuits
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Question 1
Label where each of the following electrical quantities would be found in
both the “Y” and “Delta” threephase configurations:
Phase voltage
Line voltage
Phase current
Line current
In which circuit (Y or Delta) are the phase and line currents equal? In
which circuit (Y or Delta) are the phase and line voltages equal? Explain
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Where phase and line quantities are unequal, determine which is larger.
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Question 2
Explain the difference between a balanced polyphase system and an
unbalanced polyphase system. What conditions typically cause a
polyphase system to become unbalanced?
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Question 3
In a balanced Yconnected power system, calculate the phase voltage
(Ephase) if the line voltage (Eline) is 480 volts.
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Question 4
Calculate all voltages, currents, and total power in this balanced Delta
Delta system:
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Eline =
Iline =
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Ephase(source) =
Iphase(source) =
Ephase(load) =
Iphase(load) =
Ptotal =
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Question 5
Calculate all voltages, currents, and total power in this balanced YY
system:
Eline =
Iline =
Ephase(source) =
Iphase(source) =
Ephase(load) =
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Question 6
Calculate all voltages, currents, and total power in this balanced DeltaY
system:
Eline =
Iline =
Ephase(source) =
Iphase(source) =
Ephase(load) =
Iphase(load) =
Ptotal =
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Eline =
Iline =
Ephase(source) =
Iphase(source) =
Ephase(load) =
Iphase(load) =
Ptotal =
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Question 8
What resistor values would we have to choose in a Delta configuration to
behave exactly the same as this Yconnected resistor network?
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Question 9
What will happen in each of these systems to the phase voltages of the
load, if one of the source phases fails open?
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Question 10
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Identify the different voltages obtained from this coil configuration, and
which connection points each voltage is measured between.
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Question 11
Identify the primarysecondary connection configuration of these three
power transformers (i.e. YY, YDelta, DeltaY, etc.):
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Question 12
An electrical lineman is connecting three singlephase transformers in a
Y(primary)Y(secondary) configuration, for power service to a business.
Draw the connecting wires necessary between the transformer windings,
and between the transformer terminals and the lines:
Note: fuses have been omitted from this illustration, for simplicity.
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Identify the primarysecondary connection configuration of these pole
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Identify the primarysecondary connection configuration of these pole
mounted power transformers (i.e. YY, YDelta, DeltaY, etc.):
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