EE1301 Fundamentals of Electricity

Unit 7: Three Phase AC Circuits

7.3 Source – Load connection

Since both three phase source and three phase load can be either star or delta connected, there are
four possible source to load connections.
Y - Y connection
 -  connection
Y -  connection
 - Y connection

Balanced Y-Y Connection

When solving balanced three phase circuits, it is convenient to analyze the per phase circuit and
then derive the parameters in other phases using the results obtained through per phase analysis.
For a balanced Y – Y connected system, the per phase equivalent circuit can be obtained simply by
considering one phase.

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Balanced Y –  or  - Y connection

Transform the  connected source/load to equivalent Y connected source/load to transform the

circuit to Y – Y connected system. Then apply the per phase analysis, considering one phase and
used the voltage and current relationships for  connected system to obtain the required parameters
of the original circuit.

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