Delta to Wye

• The conversion formula for a delta to wye transformation are:

Rb Rc
R1 =
Ra + Rb + Rc
Rc Ra
R2 =
Ra + Rb + Rc
Ra Rb
R3 =
Ra + Rb + Rc

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Wye to Delta
• The conversion formula for a wye to delta transformation are:

R1 R2 + R2 R3 + R3 R1
Ra =
R1
R1 R2 + R2 R3 + R3 R1
Rb =
R2
R1 R2 + R2 R3 + R3 R1
Rc =
R3

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Example 3.7: Find the current and power supplied by the 40V in the circuit
shown in Fig. 3.20.

Figure 3.32 The circuit for Example 3.7.

Figure 3.33 The equivalent Y resistors for Example 3.7.
Figure 3.34 A transformed version of the circuit shown in Fig. 3.32.
Figure 3.35 The final step in the simplification of the circuit shown in Fig. 3.32.