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1.1 List the advantages of three-phase systems over single-phase systems with
the same capacity.
1.4 Build star-star, star-delta, and delta-delta three-phase circuits and use
appropriate instruments to measure the phase voltages, phase currents, line
voltages, line currents, and associated power.
1.5 Determine the currents, voltages and powers in three-phase balanced and
unbalanced circuits.
1.6 Describe the per unit system of calculations in electrical networks
• The ac generator has slip rings that pick up the induced voltage through a
complete rotation cycle
• The induced voltage is related to the number of lines of flux being cut.
• When the loop is moving parallel with the lines of flux, no voltage is induced.
• When the loop is moving perpendicular to the lines of flux, the maximum
voltage is induced
𝑬 = 𝑩𝒍𝒗 𝑭 = 𝑩𝒍𝑰
The flux density is greater The flux does not cut the If we plot Ea1 as a function of
at the center of the pole conductor at the moment the angle of rotation, we obtain
the sinusoidal voltage shown
At this instant Ea1 At this instant Ea1 in Figure above (Voltage
is maximum (+). is Zero. induced in winding A)
Using the same single-phase generator, let us mount a second winding (B) on the
stator, identical to winding A, but displaced from it by a mechanical angle of 90° (Fig,
a below).
As the magnet rotates, sinusoidal voltages are induced in each winding. They
obviously have the same magnitude and frequency but do not reach their maximum
value at the same time (Fig, b below).
This machine is called a two-phase The two voltages are out of phase by
generator, and the stator windings are 90°. Note that Ea1 leads Eb2 because it
respectively called phase A and phase reaches its peak positive value before
B. Eb2 does.
A3-phase generator is similar to a 2-phase generator, except that the stator has three
identical windings instead of two. The three windings a-1, b-2, and c-3 are placed at
120° to each other, as shown in Fig. a
Let us consider Fig. a below (Three-phase, 6-wire system). The instantaneous power
supplied to each resistor is composed of a power wave that surges between zero and
a maximum value 𝑷𝒎 .
b. Three-phase transmission lines can deliver more power for a given weight
and cost
The power delivered to a three- phase load is constant at all times, instead of
pulsing as it does in single-phase systems
Phase Sequence The phase sequence of a three-phase power system is the order
in which the voltages in the individual phases peak. The three-phase power system
illustrated in previous slide is said to have phase sequence abc, since the voltages
in the three phases peak in the order a, b, c.
abc (or positive) phase sequence acb (or negative) phase sequence
𝑽𝒂 = 𝑉 ∠ 0° 𝑉 𝑽𝒂 = 𝑉 ∠ 0° 𝑉
𝑽𝒃 = 𝑉 ∠ − 120° 𝑉 𝑽𝒃 = 𝑉 ∠ + 120° 𝑉
𝑽𝒄 = 𝑉 ∠ + 120° 𝑉 𝑽𝒄 = 𝑉 ∠ − 120° 𝑉
Each generator and each load in a three-phase power system may be either Y or Δ
connected. Any number of Y and Δ connected generators and loads may be mixed
on a power system. (4 possible connections: Y-Y, Y- Δ, Δ- Δ, Δ-Y)
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Voltage and Currents in wye (Y) Connection
The relationship between the magnitudes of the line-to-line voltage and the line-to-
neutral (phase) voltage in a Y-connected generator or load is
𝑽𝑳𝑳 = 𝟑 𝑽𝝓 Y-connected
The Phase current Quantities: (The current in each phase of the generator will be
at the same angle as the voltage)
𝐼𝑎 = 𝐼𝜙 ∠0°
𝐼𝑏 = 𝐼𝜙 ∠ − 120°
𝐼𝑎 = 𝐼𝜙 ∠ − 240°
The Line current Quantities: (The current in any line is the same as the current in
the corresponding phase)
𝑰𝑳𝑳 = 𝑰𝝓 Y-connected
A three-phase power system in which the three generators have voltages that are
exactly equal in magnitude and 120° different in phase, and in which all three loads
are identical, is called a balanced three-phase system
A B
𝑰𝑵 = 𝐼𝐴 + 𝐼𝐵 + 𝐼𝐶 = 𝐼 ∠ − 𝜃 + 𝐼 ∠ − 𝜃 − 120 + 𝐼 ∠ − 𝜃 + 240
𝑰𝑵 = 𝟎 𝑨
As long as the three loads are equal, the return current
in the neutral is zero!
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wye (Y-Y) Connection (3 Wires) – Balanced Circuit
Transmission Line
ZLA
ZLB
Transmission Line
A B
n - VNn + N
Transmission Line
ZLC
𝑽𝑨 − 𝑽𝑵𝒏
𝑰𝑨 =
𝒁𝑨
𝑽𝑩 − 𝑽𝑵𝒏 𝑉𝜙 ∠0° − 𝑽𝑵𝒏 𝑉𝜙 ∠ − 120° − 𝑽𝑵𝒏 𝑉𝜙 ∠ − 240° − 𝑽𝑵𝒏
𝑰𝑩 = 𝟎= + +
𝒁𝑩 𝒁𝑨 𝒁𝑩 𝒁𝑪
𝑽𝑪 − 𝑽𝑵𝒏 Solve for 𝑽𝑵𝒏 so → 𝑽𝑵𝒏 = 0
𝑰𝑪 =
𝒁𝑪
𝑽𝑳𝑳 = 𝑽𝝓 Δ -connected
• Active Power (P) [watt, W]- Real electrical resistance power consumption in circuit
(dissipated in resistance),
• Reactive power (Q) [volt-ampere reactive, var] - Imaginary inductive and capacitive
power consumption in circuit (power due to stored energy, which returns to the source in
each cycle)
The voltages follow the sequence A-C-B (A C B A C B A C B …), which is the same as
the sequence AC-CB-BA-AC. . . . Consequently, the line voltage sequence is EAC - ECB –
EBA and the corresponding phasor diagram is
Wattmeters are used to measure active power in single-phase and 3-phase circuits. Owing
to its external connections and the way it is built, a wattmeter may be considered to be a
voltmeter and ammeter combined in the same box.
Consequently, it has 2 potential terminals and 2 current terminals. One of the potential
terminals and one of the current terminals bears a ± sign. The ± signs are polarity marks
that determine the positive or negative reading of the wattmeter. Thus, when the voltage
terminal is positive at the same time as current is entering the ± current terminal, then the
wattmeter will give a positive (upscale) reading.
The two-wattmeter method gives the active power absorbed whether the load is
balanced or unbalanced.
𝑷𝟏 − 𝑷𝟐 𝑷𝟏 − 𝑷𝟐
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 = 𝟑 → 𝜽 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 𝟑
𝑷𝟏 − 𝑷𝟐 𝑷𝟏 − 𝑷𝟐
In 3-phase, 4-wire circuits, three single-phase wattmeters are needed to measure the total
power. The connections are made as shown in Fig. Note that the current terminal is again
connected to the potential terminal. When the wattmeters are connected this way, an
upscale reading means that active power is flowing from source A, B, C, N to the load.
The total power supplied to the load is equal to the sum of the three wattmeter
readings.
The threewattmeter method gives the active power for both balanced and unbalanced
loads.
We simply multiply the difference of the two readings by √3. For example, if the
two wattmeters indicate +5950 W and -2380 W respectively,
the reactive power is (5950 - 2380) × √3 = 6176 vars.
Note that this method of var measurement is only valid for balanced 3-
phase circuits
The SI (-The officially recognized metric system is the International System of Units, for which the universal
abbreviation is SI.-) units enable us to specify the magnitude of any quantity. Thus mass is
expressed in kilograms, power in watts, and electric potential in volts. However, we can
often get a better idea of the size of something by comparing it to the size of something
similar. In effect, we can create our own unit and specify the size of similar quantities
compared to this arbitrary unit. This concept gives rise to the per-unit method of expressing
the magnitude of a quantity.
In per unit notation, the physical quantity is In per unit notation, the physical
quantity is expressed as a fraction of the reference value
𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝑿
𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑿 =
𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑿
Example: composed of several resistors, capacitors, and inductors having the impedances
shown. If we decide to use an impedance of 1500 ohms as the base, the per-unit
impedances are as follows
One interesting feature of the voltage/power per unit system is that it automatically
establishes a corresponding base current and base impedance. Thus the base current IB is
𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑷𝑩
𝑰𝑩 = =
𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑬𝑩
and the base impedance ZB is
𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑬𝑩
𝒁𝑩 = =
𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑰𝑩
For example, if the base voltage is 4 kV and the base power is 500 kW, the base current is
𝑷 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑬 𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑽
𝑰𝑩 = 𝑬𝑩 = 𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟎 = 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝑨 and the base impedance is 𝒁𝑩 = 𝑰 𝑩 = 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝑨 = 𝟑𝟐 Ω
𝑩 𝑩
In effect, by selecting the voltage/power perunit system we also get a base current and
a base impedance.
In power system calculations the nominal voltage of lines and equipment is almost
always known, so the voltage is a convenient base value to choose. The
apparent power (volt-ampere - S) is usually chosen as a second base. In
equipment this quantity is usually known and makes a convenient base. The choice
of these two base quantities will automatically fix the base of current, impedance,
and admittance.
For single-phase systems or three-phase systems where the term current refers to
line current, where the term voltage refers to line to neutral voltage, and where the
term voltamperes refers to volt-amperes per phase, the following formulae relate the
various quantities: [Reference PowerLearn project copyright © 2000]
𝑆𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝜙 [𝑉𝐴]
𝐼𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 [𝐴] =
𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒(𝐿𝑁)
2
𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐿𝑁 𝑉𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐿𝑁
𝑍𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 Ω = → =
𝐼𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑆𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝜙 [𝑉𝐴]
Example 1: A balanced star connected 3 phase load of 10Ω per phase is supplied
from a 400V 50 Hz main supply at unity power factor. Calculate the phase voltage,
the line current and the total power consumed
𝑉𝐿 400
𝑉𝐿 = 3 × 𝑉𝑃 → 𝑽𝑷 = = = 𝟐𝟑𝟎. 𝟗 𝑽
3 3
𝑉𝑃 230
𝑰𝑳 = 𝐼𝑃 = = = 𝟐𝟑 𝑨
𝑅𝑃 10
𝑃 = 3 × 𝑉𝐿 × 𝐼𝐿 × cos 𝜃
= 3 × 400 × 23 × 1
𝑷 = 𝟏𝟔 𝒌𝑾
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Example 2: A 20 kW 400V balanced delta connected load has a power factor of 0.8,
Calculate the line current and the phase current
𝑃 = 3 × 𝑉𝐿 × 𝐼𝐿 × cos 𝜃
𝑃 20000
𝑰𝑳 = = = 𝟑𝟔 𝑨
3 × 𝑉𝐿 × cos 𝜃 3 × 400 × 0.8
𝐼𝐿 36
𝑰𝑷 = → = 𝟐𝟎. 𝟕𝟖 𝑨
3 3
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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𝑬𝑷 = 𝟏𝟑𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝑽
c. The time interval between the positive peak voltage of phase A and the positive
peak of phase B
120 1
𝑻= × = 𝟓. 𝟓𝟓 𝒎𝒔
360 60
Example 4: The generator in the Figure generates a line voltage of 865 V, and each
load resistor has an impedance of 50 Ω. Calculate:
𝐸𝐿 865
𝑬𝑷 = = = 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝑽
3 3
b. The current in each resistor
𝐸𝑃 500
𝑰𝑷 = = = 𝟏𝟎 𝑨
𝑅 50
Note: Further reading on Wildi Book, Three phase circuit Page 170
𝐼𝐿 10
𝑰𝒁 = = = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟕 𝑨
3 3
b. The value of each impedance [Ω]
𝐸𝑃 550
𝒁= = = 𝟗𝟓 Ω
𝐼𝑍 5.77
Note: See Wildi Book: Chapter 8, Example 5, Page 174. For further reading
𝟏𝟐𝟎 ∠ 𝟎° 𝟏𝟐𝟎 ∠ 𝟎°
𝑰∅ = = = 𝟏𝟑 ∠ − 𝟒𝟎. 𝟔°
𝟕+𝒋𝟓+𝟏𝒋 𝟕+𝒋𝟔
𝑽𝑳∅ = 𝑰∅ × 𝟕 + 𝒋𝟓 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟖 ∠ − 𝟓. 𝟏° 𝑽
3. Calculate the load line-line voltage
𝑽𝑳𝑳 = 𝟑 ∠𝟑𝟎 ° × 𝑽𝑳∅ = 𝟑 ∠𝟑𝟎 ° 𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟖 ∠ − 𝟓. 𝟏° = 𝟏𝟗𝟑. 𝟔 ∠𝟐𝟒. 𝟗° 𝑽
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For further reading see Wildi Book, Ch. 8, 12 Active, reactive, and apparent power in 3-phase circuits
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3000 𝑊
𝑃= = 1000 𝑊
3
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑠:
550 𝑉
𝐸= = 318 𝑉
3
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑠:
CONT’d | Example 7: Further reading of the previous example: The phase sequence
of the source is known to be A-C-B. Draw the phasor diagram of the line voltages
The voltages follow the sequence A-C-B, which is the same as the sequence AC-CB-
BA-AC....
Consequently, the line voltage sequence is 𝐄𝑨𝑪 -𝑬𝑪𝑩 -𝑬𝑩𝑨 and the corresponding
phasor diagram is shown. We can reverse the phase sequence of a 3-phase line by
interchanging any two conductors.
𝒁= 42 − 32 = 5 Ω
The voltage across each branch is
𝐸𝐿 440
𝑬𝑳𝑵 = = = 𝟐𝟓𝟒 𝑽
3 3
The current in each circuit element is
𝐸𝐿𝑁 254
𝑰= = = 𝟓𝟎. 𝟖 𝑨 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕
𝑍 5
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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𝑬𝑳 = 𝟓𝟓𝟎 𝑽
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Example 10: A manufacturing plant draws a total of 415 kVA from a 2400 V (line-to-
line), 3-phase line (Fig. 9a). If the plant power factor is 87.5 percent lagging, calculate
the following:
a. The impedance of the plant, per phase
CONT’d | Example 10: A manufacturing plant draws a total of 415 kVA from a 2400
V (line-to-line), 3-phase line (Fig. 9a). If the plant power factor is 87.5 percent
lagging, calculate the following:
c. The complete phasor diagram for the plant
The phase angle 𝜃 between the line-to-neutral voltage (1386 V) and the
corresponding line current (100 A) is given by
2
𝑄𝑚 = 𝑆𝑚 − 𝑃𝑚2 = 32032 − 28832 = 1395 𝑘var
Example 12: Calculate the total apparent power for three-phase Y-Y connected
balanced system shown, if the phase voltage is 110 V, and load
impedance per phase is 50 ∠ 60° Ω.
𝑽𝒂 = 110 ∠ 0° 𝑉rms
𝑽𝒃 = 110 ∠ − 120° 𝑉rms
𝑽𝒄 = 110 ∠ 120° 𝑉rms
𝒁𝒂 = 50 ∠ 60° Ω = 𝒁𝒃 = 𝒁𝒄
𝑉𝑎 110 ∠ 0°
𝐼𝑎𝐴 = = = 2.2 ∠ − 60° Arms
𝑍𝐴 50 ∠ 60°
𝑉𝑏 110 ∠ − 120°
𝐼𝑏𝐵 = = = 2.2 ∠ − 180° Arms
𝑍𝐵 50 ∠ 60°
𝑉𝑐 110 ∠ 120°
𝐼𝑐𝐶 = = = 2.2 ∠60° Arms
𝑍𝐶 50 ∠ 60°
Example 13: Calculate the total apparent power for three-phase 4-wire Y-Y
connected shown in if the phase voltage is 110 V, and load
impedances are:
𝒁𝒂 = 𝟓𝟎 + 𝒋𝟖𝟎 Ω
𝒁𝒃 = 𝟓0 Ω
𝒁𝒄 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 + 𝒋𝟐𝟓 Ω
𝑽𝒂 = 110 ∠ 0° 𝑉rms
𝑽𝒃 = 110 ∠ − 120° 𝑉rms
𝑽𝒄 = 110 ∠ 120° 𝑉rms
𝑉𝑎 110 ∠ 0° ∗
𝑰𝒂𝑨 = = = 1.16 ∠ − 58° Arms → 𝐒𝐀 = 𝐈𝐚𝐀 × 𝑽𝒂 = 𝟔𝟖 + 𝒋𝟏𝟎𝟗 𝐕𝐀
𝑍𝐴 50 + 𝑗80
𝑉𝑏 110 ∠ − 120° ∗
𝑰𝒃𝑩 = = = 2.2 ∠ 150° Arms → 𝐒𝐁 = 𝐈𝐛𝐁 × 𝑽𝒃 = 𝒋𝟐𝟒𝟐 𝐕𝐀
𝑍𝐵 𝑗50
𝑉𝑐 110 ∠ 120° ∗
𝑰𝒄𝑪 = = = 1.07 ∠ 106° Arms → 𝐒𝐂 = 𝐈𝐜𝐂 × 𝑽𝒄 = 𝟏𝟏𝟒 + 𝒋𝟐𝟖 𝐕𝐀
𝑍𝐶 100 + 𝑗25
𝑺 = 𝑺𝑨 + 𝑺𝑩 + 𝑺𝑪 = 𝟏𝟖𝟐 + 𝒋𝟑𝟕𝟗 𝐕𝐀
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SUM UP | Three-Phase System Features
• Chapter 8, page 146 (Reference Book): Wildi, Theodoer (2006) Electrical machines, drives and power systems
(6th ed.) Pearson Education ISBN: 9780131969186
• Chapter 2, page 63 & Chapter 3 (eBook): Chapman, Stephen J. (2001), Electric Machinery and Power System
Fundamentals. McGraw Hill Education. ISBN: 10-0072291354
Refer to Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems Theodore Wildi Sixth
Edition, © Pearson Education Limited 2014
The term phase is used to designate different things. Consequently, it has to be read in context
to be understood. The following examples show some of the ways in which the word phase is
used.
1. The current is out of phase with the voltage (refers to phasor diagram)
2. The three phases of a transmission line (the three conductors of the line)
3. The phase-to-phase voltage (the line voltage)
4. The phase sequence (the order in which the phasors follow each other)
5. The burned-out phase (the burned-out winding of a 3- phase machine)
6. The 3-phase voltage (the line voltage of a 3-phase system)
7. The 3-phase currents are unbalanced (the currents in a 3-phase line or machine are unequal
and not displaced at 120°)
8. The phase-shift transformer (a device that can change the phase angle of the output voltage
with respect to the input voltage)
9. The phase-to-phase fault (a short-circuit between two line conductors)
10. Phase-to-ground fault (a short-circuit between a line or winding and ground)
11. The phases are unbalanced (the line voltages, or the line currents, are unequal or not
displaced at 120° to each other)