Module 2-AC circuits

Balanced three-phase systems

Module Coverage
• Alternating voltages and currents, AC values, RMS, average, form factor,
peak factor
• Single Phase RL, RC, RLC Series and parallel circuits, Power and power
factor- Numerical
• Balanced three-phase systems- Star and delta Connections
• Electrical Safety, Fuses and Earthing
How 3 –Phase EMF is Induced
3-Phase Power Generation
3-Phase Circuit
What is Balanced?
Understand Phase Voltage and Line Voltage
Star Configuration
Voltage
Star Configuration Current
Star-Power
Delta Configuration
Voltage
Delta Configuration Current
Delta-Power
VL  V
I L  3I
IL
W  3VL cos 
3
W  3VL I L cos 
To Keep in Mind
Numerical-1
A star-connected load of (8+j6) Ω/ phase is connected to a
3-phase, 230V, 50 Hz supply. Find the line current, power
factor, power, and reactive power.
Ans
Z=10<39.9 ohm
Ephase=133 V, IL=Iphase=13.27, p.f=0.8
P=4239 W, Q= 3179 VAr
Numerical-2
A delta-connected load of (3-j4) Ω is connected to a 3-phase, 415V,
50 Hz supply. Find the line current, power factor, power, and reactive
power.
Find line currents for the unbalanced delta-connected load of the
figure given. Assume the phase sequence to be RYB and the Voltage
is 200 V.
IR= 13.53<-86.5
IY=8.42<-63.2
IB=21.51<102.4