Assignment on 3-phase

1. A 400V, 3-Phase, 4-wire system has the loads 12-j16Ω, 12+j0Ω and 8+j6Ω connected
in star. Find the line currents, neutral current and total power.
[Ans.: IR= 17.15⎿-26.56˚, IB=19.2 ⎿-86.6˚, IY=23⎿-36.86˚, IN=53.26 -49.47˚, 8.09kW]
2. A balanced star connected load of (8+j6) per phase is connected to 3-phase, 230V
supply. Find (i) line current (ii) power factor (iii) power (iv) Reactive volt-ampere
and (v) total volt-amperes. [Ans.: 3.28A,0.8(lag),4.232W,3174VA,5290VA]
3. Do the above problem taking equivalent delta connection.
[Ans.: 40A, 0.8, 12.7 kW, 9.53 kVAR, 15.9 kVA ]
4. In a star connected load each phase consists of a resistance of 50Ω in parallel with a
capacitance 10 F. When it is connected to a 400V, 3-phase, 50Hz supply. Calculate
(i) the line current (ii) the power factor (iii) the power absorbed (iv) the total kVA.
[Ans.:4.75⎿140, cosɸ=140, 3.201KW, 3.3kVA]
5. A balanced 3-phase load consists of resistances of 4Ω each. Determine the total
power when the resistance connected to 400V supply are (i) star connected (ii)
delta connected. [Ans.:40kW,120kW ]
6. Three impedance of (4-j3) Ω are connected in star against a 440V, 3-phase voltage
source. Find the power consumed and also obtained the reactive power of the load.
[Ans.:31.09kW, 23.325 kVAR ]
7. A 3-phase star connected load has an inductor of 500 and capacitance of 100 F
in each phase. The load is connected across a 100V, 50Hz 3-phase balanced system.
Find the line current for the load. [Ans.:0.46⎿-900,0.46⎿-2100,0.46⎿300]
8. Two wattmeters are connected to measure the input to a balanced 3-phase circuit.
The readings of instruments are 2500W and 250W respectively. Find the power
factor of the circuit, when (i) Both readings are positive, (ii) When the later reading
is obtained after reversing the current coil of the wattmeter.
[Ans.: 0.57, 0.42]
9. Two wattmeters are connected to read the total power in a 3-phase system
supplying a balanced load read 10.5KW and -2.5KW respectively. Calculate the total
power and power factor. Also explain the significance of (i) equal wattmeter
reading and (ii) a zero reading on one wattmeter. [Ans.:8 kW, 0.52]
10. Three equal star connected inductors take 8KW at power factor of 0.8 connected to
460V, 3-phase, 3-wire supply. Find the line current, if one conductor is short
circuited. [Ans.: 21.7A, 21.7A, 37.6A]
11. Arms voltage in a 3-phase star circuit is given by 231 volt (Ph-N). Write the
instantaneous voltage expression. If the current in each phase lag the
corresponding phase voltages by 30 , what are the expressions of instantaneous
current.
[Ans.: VR=566 sin (ꙍt), VY=566 sin (ꙍt-120), VB=566 sin (ꙍt-240), IR=327sin(ꙍt-30),
IY=327sin(ꙍt-150) , IB=327sin(ꙍt+90)]