LESTER D.

AMADO
BSEE-3

11.21 A balanced Y-connected load, with impedances 65∠ -20° Ω, is connected to a three-
phase, three-wire, CBA system, where V AB= 678.8∠-120 V. Obtain the three line currents.
Solution:

Given: ZY = 65∠45° Ω @ CBA system Required: I A , I B , I C , I N

V eff = 208 V

208 √ 2∠−90 °
( )
V √3 I B=2.613∠−135 °+ 120 I C =2.613 ∠−15 ° +120
I A= AN =
ZY 65 ∠ 45°

I A=2.613 ∠−135 ° A I B=2.613∠−15 ° A I C =2.613 ∠ 105° A

 11.23 A balanced Δ-connected load having impedances 27∠-25°Ω and a balanced Y-
connected load having impedances 10∠-30 Ω are supplied by the same three-phase, ABC
system, with V CN = 169.8 ∠ -150° V. Obtain the line currents.

Solution:

V AN 169.8 ∠90 ° V AN 169.8 ∠90 °

I 1= = I 2= = I A=I 1 + I 2
Z∆ 9∠−25 ° ZY 10 ∠−30 °

I 1=18.87 ∠115 ° A I 2=¿ 16.98 ∠ 120° A I A=¿ 35.82 ∠117.37 ° A

I B=¿ 35.82 ∠(117.37 ° −120)° A I C =¿ 35.82 ∠(−2.63 °−120) ° A

I B=¿ 35.82 ∠−2.63 ° A I C =¿ 35.82 ∠−122.63 ° A

A
IA
Z ∆=9 ∠−25 ° ΩZY =10 ∠−30 ° Ω
V AN =169.8∠ 90°
L1 L2

I1 I2
N
11.34 Obtain the readings of two wattmeters in a three-phase, three-wire system having
effective line voltage 240 V and balanced, Δ-connected load impedances 20∠ 80°Ω.

Solution:

Given: V eff = 240 V Required: W A ,W B

Z ∆=20 ∠ 80 ° Ω

240 √ 2
∠90 °
V AN √ 3
I A= = =29.39 ∠10° A
Z∆ 20
∠ 80°
3

29.39
[
W A =ℜ ( V AB eff ¿ I A eff ) =ℜ (240 ∠120 ° )(
√2
∠−10 ° )
]
W A =−1705.876 Watts

29.39
[
W b =ℜ ( V BC eff ¿ I C eff )=ℜ (240 ∠ 0 ° )(
√2
∠230° )
]
W B=3206 Watts
11.29 A Y-connected load, with Z A = 10∠0 Ω , Z B =10 ∠60 Ω, and ZC = 10∠ 60° Ω, is
connected to a three phase, three-wire, ABC system having effective line voltage 141.4 V.
Find the load voltages V AO , V BO , V COand the displacement neutral voltageV ON . Construct a
phasor diagram similar to Fig. 11-18.

Solution:

Given: @ABC system & @ Y-connected load required: V AO , V BO , V CO ,∧V ON

Z A =10 ∠0 ° Ω, Z B=10 ∠60 ° Ω , Z C =10 ∠−60° Ω

V eff = 141.4 V

V OB−V AB V OB V OB+ V BC
+ + =0
ZA ZB ZC
141.4 √2 ∠ 120 141.4 √ 2 ∠0
V OB ( 10 ∠10 ° Ω + 10∠601 ° Ω + 10 ∠−60°
1
Ω ) =
10 ∠0 ° Ω
−
10 ∠ 0 ° Ω

V OB V AB V OB V OB V BC
− + + + =0 V OB=−100V ∧V BO =100∠ 0° V
ZA Z A Z B Z C ZC

1 1 1 V V −V OB −100
V OB
( + +
)
Z A Z B ZC
= AB − BC
ZA ZC
I B=
ZC
=− (
10∠ 0 )
=10 ∠0 ° A

V OA +V AB =V OB V OC =V OB −V BC

V OA =V OB−V AB V OC =(−100 )−(141.4 √ 2 ∠0)

V OA =(−100 )−(141.4 √ 2∠120) V OC =−100 ∠ 0 ° V

V OA =173.18∠−90 ° V V OC =100 ∠ 180 ° V

V AO=173.18 ∠ 90 ° V

141.4 √ 2 ∠ 120
V ON =V OA +V AN =(173.18 ∠−90 ° V )( )
√3
V ON =57.73∠−90 ° V
11.26. A three-phase, ABC system, with V BC = 294.2∠ 0° V, has the Δ-connected load

Z AB = 5.0∠0° Ω, Z BC = 4.0∠30° Ω, ZCA = 6.0∠-15° Ω. Obtain the line currents.

Solution:

Given: @ Δ−connected load∧abc system Required: I A , I B , I C

V BC =294.2∠0 ° V ; Z AB=5.0 ∠0 ° Ω

Z BC =4.0 ∠30 ° Ω; Z CA =6.0 ∠−15° Ω

V AB 294.2 ∠ 120°
I AB= = =58.84 ∠ 120 ° A
Z AB 5.0 ∠ 0 °
V BC 294.2∠ 0 °
I BC = = =73.55 ∠−30 ° A
Z BC 4.0 ∠ 30°
V CA 294.2∠−120 °
I CA = = =49.03 ∠−105° A
Z CA 6.0∠−15 °

I A=I AB−I CA I B=I BC −I AB

I A=(58.84 ∠ 120 °)−(49.03∠−105 ° A) I B=(73.55 ∠−30 ° )−(58.84 ∠ 120° )

I A=99.73∠ 99.7° A I B=127.93∠−43.3 ° A

I C =I CA −I BC

I C =(49.03 ∠−105 ° )−(73.55∠−30 °)

I C =77.11 ∠−172.11° A