Multivector 3-Phase
Multivector 3-Phase
1.
REE-Sept. 2013
Power in a
three-phase delta system with balanced load is the
A. v3
Vl (p.f.)
B.aVle(p.f.) equal to
C. 3Vl (P.f.)
D. 3V(pf.)
2. In a balanced
are three-phase Y-connected system, the line voltage and
displaced from ge of
each other by the
A. 0°
B. 30
corresponding phase voltage
C. 90 D. 120
3. In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line
A. 0.707 times the phase voltage is
C. voltage B. 1.414 times the
phasor sum of two phase voltages phase votage
D. phasor difference of two
phase voltages e the
4.
REE Sept. 2017
What is VaN in this balanced three-phase in which VAN 7200 20 =
A. 72004-80° B. 72004120° and VcN =
72004-100°?
C. 720090° D. 72002140°
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5. Three 10-ohm resistors connected in
wye are supplied from a balanced three d be
phase a line voltage is given by 230 sin377t. What is the phase a line current? phase source where
A. 13.28 sin377t
B. 13.28 sin(377t
C. 23 sin (377t- 30°) 30°)
D. 40 sin(377t+30°)
REE-April 2016
A balanced delta load of 3 +
j4 0 per phase is connected to a balanced 110 v source. Find the line 20°).
Current.
A. 22 A B. 38.1 A C. 11 A D. 19.05A
equivalent
the impedance of
an
REE March 19988 connected.
Determine it. If the
100 are wye
impedances,
-
j10, j10 and
12. Three
B. 10,j10, - j10Q
delta. 12.5 Q D. 5, 5, -j5 Q
A. 12.5, j12.5,
j12.5, 8 Q age of
C. j8.5,
2016 connected impedances.
Sept. 2015/Sept.
balanced wye
12L36° N to
REE connected impedances of
C. 4236° 0 D. 12236°
the delta
13. Convert B. 6 3 6 Q
A. 3236° Q
resistors?
connected
of each delta
2018/ April 2019 What is the equivalent
REE Sept. c o n n e c t e d wye. D. 10 0
6.66 0
resistors are C. 11.54 Q in each e the
14. Three
B. 20 star. The value of capacitance
A. 2.22 Q connected in
each of 150 uF
are
identical capacitanoes, would be.
15. Three c o n n e c t e d load D. 300 F
equivalent delta C. 50 F
phase ofthe B. 450 uF
A. 150 uF
A, when the line
current of 100
REE Sept. 2007
of 150 kw takes a leading
wye-connected load be
three-phase,
16. A balanced
What is the capacitance
per phase? D. 205 uF
is 2,400v, 60 HZ. C. 205 mF
A. 21 mF
B. 21 F
70% lagging to
REE April 2004 balanced load from
three-phase
factor of 750
a KW to increase the
to increase the power Hz. Specify the capacitor required
17. It is required volts, 60
line voltage is 6,900 microfarad
90% lagging. The load in per phase.
of this wye-connected D. 17.22
power factor B. 22.39
C. 18.58
A. 20.45
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source serves
three loads:
three-phase
18. A balanced p.f.
Load 1: 24 KW, 0.6 lagging
d
Load 2: 10 KW, unity p.f.
Load 3: 14 KVA, 0.8 leading p.f. find the line current.
of the load is 208 v rms at 60 Hz, D. 137 A
If the line voltage C. 141 A
B. 139 A
A. 143 A
source. Load A is 90 kVA at a
three phase 460-volt
connected in parallel to a What is the new power factor of
19. Two balanced loads
are
power factor.
0.6 lagging and load B is 25 kVA at unity
power factor of
the system? D. 0.80 leading
A. 0.74 lagging B.0.74 leading C.0.80 lagging
REE-Sept. 2009 wattmeters were 6,717 watts
measurement, the readings of the two
20. In two-wattmeter method of power
the power factor.
and 2,658 watts, respectively. Find D. 0.80
B. 0.70 C. 0.60
A. 0.90
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is measured by
c u r r e n t is 90
A. The power same,
what is the
REE Sept. 2008 the line c u r r e n t is the
230 V circuit, the line
three phase f a c t o r is
100% and
balanced the power
22. In a m e t h o d . If D. 20.7 kW e of
wattmeter
two wattmeter? C. 17.9 kW
on each B. 30.4 kW
reading
A. 25.6 kW
the
power is
both light and
REE Sept. 2016 commonly
used to supply
d i s t r i b u t i o n system
of ac
23. The type delta system
A. open
deta system wire the
B. three-phase with n e u t r a l
system wire
t h r e e - p h a s e wye without neutral
C. system
t h r e e - p h a s e wye
D.
Sept. 2015/
April 2019 connection is suitable?
connection
REE unbalanced
load which C. 3 w i r e
delta
connection
24. For an
delta D. 3 w i r e wye
A. 3-wire openc o n n e c t i o n BAC e
w i r e wye
B. 4- loads: 10 ohms,
to three
phase is c o n n e c t e d current in phase C
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system with C, respectively.
25. A
three-phase,
wye-connected
ohms to phases
A,B, and
A D. 1.74-j19.92 A
18.79+j6.84
ohms, 9.83 -j6.88 +j19.92 A
B.-1.74 C. -1.74-j19.92
AA =13-j20,
1.74 +j19.92
A.
unbalanced loads: Za =10+j100, Z
system has
the following is 208 V. F Y
26. A three-phase,
four-wire
delivered to the load ifthe line voltage
Determine the total power D. 2.90 kW
Z =7.5+j100. B. 1.48 kVW C. 2.49 kW Van
4.
A. 4.48 kw
and
8+j4Q,
REE April 2005 unbalanced loads:the Z, =10+j5Q, Z, =
has the following the reading of
4-wire system is 120 volts. What is
27. A 3-phase the system
neutral voltage of
The line to
Z 20+ j00.
D. 1,050
wattmeter in watts in Z3? C. 1,000
A. 900
B.720
curreents are: l =
three unbalanced
28.The A current. D.5.77 A
sequence of phase C.-5.77 A
A. 8.66 cis 30° A B. cis 5.77 (-60°) A
is
REE Oct 1998 10 cis(-30°), I, = 12 cis 215°. l= 15 cis 82°. What
connected transfomer
are: I, =
t is the
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of current:
components
sequence
has the following
wye-connected,
three phase system
cis 30° N3 I
12.5
31. A current= e of
Zero sequence current = 28 cis (- 45°)
20 cis (-32°)
sequence
Positive =
current
10°
Negative
sequendce
the neutral
wire. D. 22.5 cis
the current flowing in C. 35.7 cis (-60°)
Detemine
B. 37.5 cis 30°
4.17 cis 30°
A.
current for phase B.
determine the phase
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sets of
symmetrical a21 at-45 degg
the following It 1 at 15deg D. 1 . 4 1 4 + j 1 . 4 1 4
32. Given 1 at 75 deg
C. 1.932+ j0.518 the
Ia0 B. 0 . 5 1 6 + j 1 . 9 3 1
A. 0 . 2 5 9 + j 0 . 9 6 6
load through
delta-connected
the
2017 flowing to what is the
REE Sept.
2006 / April
three-phase
line is open.
The current
and assuming
that line g is open,
conductor of a line as r e f e r e n c e
33. One current in a
A. With the
line a is 20 current of phase a?
D. -10+j5.78
C.j11.55
negative s e q u e n c e B. 10-j5.78
A. 10+j5.78
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reversed,
sytem is
1. When phase sequence of a three-phase
not in magnitude
change in angle
currents
A. phase
changed
currents are
B. phase
consumed is changed
C. total power
are changed
D. phase power
is BAC.
277280° and the phase sequence
D. 480-170° V
2. Detemine the line voltage Vea if Van C. 480Z170° V
B. 480L10° V
A. 480-10° V of
source.
Determine the impedance
three-phase
balanced three-phase
Ioad is connected to 240 V,
3A 3.2475° A.
load if one phase
current le =
11.2-j41.8Q
D.
the wye-oonnected
B. 30.6 +j 30.6 Q C. 11.2+j41.8 2
A. 30.6-j30.6 2
three-phase source.
+ j30)2 are connected
in wye to 240 V, 60 Hz,
equal impedances of (25 that the total current
4 Three
to be connected in parallel with the load so
Detemine the value of the capacitor
drawn by the load is 3 amperes. D. 60 uF
B. 80 uF C. 70 uF
A. 90 uF
supply. What is the
V, balanced three-phase
17.28 kW from 240
5. A deta-connected load draws
reactance is equal to 5 ohms?
resistance of the load if the D. 2.5Q
A. 50 B. 7.5Q C. 10
three-wire, 240 V
ohms are connected in star to a three-phase,
6. Three identical impedances of 15260° ohms. Find the
The lines between the supply and the load have an impedance 2 j 1
system.
load.
magnituge of the line voltage at the C. 416 V D. 213 V
A 123 V B. 240 V
from 480 V,
impedance of (300 j210) N per phase supplied
is
. connected load having an
A delta What is the total power
line having an impedance of (4 + j8) N per wire.
three-phase supply through a
supplied to the load?
B. 473 W C. 454 WV D. 1363 W
A. 1418 W AC Circuits 2
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factor 70.7%
balanced delta load of power
70.7 MVA of a
system delivers factoor.
A 132
kV line,
three-phase
reactance
necessary
in order to attain unity
C. 1,142Q
power
tat D. 1,045 0 of
the B. 965 Q
Determine
kVA per phase
is
A. 1,092 N bank rated 15
capacitor What is the
kW at 400
V. A three-phase load to 90% lagging.
factor of the
load takes 300 raise the power
A cetain the load to
9.
connected in
paralel with correction? D. 88%
load before C. 85%
factor of the
power B. 92% increase the power
A. 99% To
factor from a
480 V s o u r c e . to the
power factor is connected
e
lagging power
draws 100
kW at 75% at 80% leading
load m o t o r operating
10. A factory a synchronous of 80%?
90% lagging, has a n efficiency D. 35 HP
factor to the motor if it
of C. 33 HP
load. What
is the rating B. 43 HP draws a
A. 54 HP three-phase supply. It
to a 480 V, with
motor is
connected c o n n e c t e d in parallel
induction r e a c t a n c e is
wye-connected connected
three-phase, factor. A delta of the e l e m e n t
11. A at 80% power What is the
value
current of 15 amperes
draws 15 amperes. D. 245.0 uF
the
combination
C. 28.7 HF
the motor and B. 122.5 uF w a t t m e t e r with
A. 57.4 uF ACB s o u r c e . A
220 V, three-phase,
potential coil
is then
is connected across reads 800 W. The
balanced load lines A and B factor of the
12. A three-phase and voltage coil a c r o s s line. What is the power
A coil in the
s a m e
coil in line
its c u r r e n t with the curent
lines A and C
connected across
reads -800 W?
D.0.87 leading
oad if the meter
C. 0.87 lagging
B. 0.5 leading
A: 0.5 lagging
wattmeter will be identical when
two-wattmeter method, the readings ofthe B. power factor
is unity
13. In is zero
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o A 25 HP induction motor is operating at rated load from a three-phase 450 V, 60 Hz system. The the
18.
efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and 90% respectively. The apparent power in KVA
drawn by the motor is
A. 23.82 . 27. 78 he
C. 21.44 D. 19.300
19. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V CBA system supplies power to a wye-connected load with
Z= 2590° 2, Z 2020° Q. Find the total power.
impedances of: Z,
=
85.22 472.5° A, le
= 60.712170° A. What is the negative
currents measured in lines B and C are: lb
of the currents? A
sequence component C. 37.644-104.5° A D. 41.82/72.8°
B. 33.932161.6° A
A39.214105.20 A
Load 1 is a
has two single phase loads.
with positive phase sequence
source
2 is an inductive resistor
23. A balanced three-phase connected between lines A and C. Load line C
10 ohms current in
capacitive reactance of
the
Determine the impedance of the resistor so that
B and C.
connected between lines
is zero. C. 10+j30 n D. 5+j15Q
A . 17.32+j10 Q B. 8.66+j5 Q
resistances are
the same
connected in star carry a
line current of 12 A. If
resistances the line current?
24. Three identical what is the new value of
in delta across the same supply, D. 36 A
connected
A12 A B. 4 A C.8 A
and a power factor
of
at 80% efficiency
delivers150 HP while operating installed to
induction motor correction capacitor is to be
25.A three-phase A connected power factor
0.8laggingfrom 480 V lines. wye
Detemine the capacitance
required per phase
0.9 lagging.
overall power factor to D. 3850 F
improvethe B. 142.6 HF C. 1283 uF
A 428 F
volts ABC system.
three phase, 400
load is supplied from a symmetrical What is the total
balanced star
connected
30° behind the line voltage.
26.A is 30 amperes and lags
The current in each phase D. 31,177 W
power? C. 20,785 W
B. 10,393 W
A. 18,000 W source by three
connected to a three-phase
of 15-j9 ohms is 120 V. Find the line
is
delta load with impedances load phase voltage
27. A balanced ohms impedance.
The
wires each of
which has 2 + j5
D. 87 V
voltage of the
source.
C. 150 V
B. 208 V
A. 69 V
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8Three
SOurce,equal impedances,each
A total representedby
power of 7630 watts Is measured a
byseries RL circuit aremethod.
the two-wattmeter oonnected
If onetowattmeter
a three-phase
gives
detemine the values of R and X; for a line voltage of 230 V.
zero deflection,
B.5.2, 10Q C. 3.2, 9 Q D. 5.2,9 Q
A. 3.2, 1000
A current are:
33.The sequence components of phase
Zero sequence current
= 0.47 +j1.49
18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Positive sequence current
=
34.The three
sequence current. D. 8.66 cis 120°
A 8.66 A B.5.77 cis 240° A C.5.77 A
and the sequence is BCA.
35. Find the line voltage Vab if Von 265.637
D. 460-53°v
B. 460-173°v C. 4602-83V
A. 460-203v
measured by the
three-wire balanced load system is
36 The power flowing in a three-phase, B is -1 kW. If the
wattmeter A is 5 kW and on wattmeter
two-wattmeter method. The reading on that must be introduced
what is the value of the capacitance
voltage of the circuit is 440 V, 60 Hz, measured to appear on wattmeter A?
into each phase to cause the whole power
B. 47.46 uF C. 64.47 F D. 42.44 uF
A. 74.64 F
can be
three-phase system is BCA. The other possible phase sequence
37. The phase sequence of a
indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is the operating power factor of the motor?
A. 87.45% B. 80.69% C. 89.49% D. 94.76%
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10j13 ohms.
and neutral.
C. 120.2-j20.7 D. -114.1 - j41.9
A-78.1-j41.9 B.93.4-j77.8
incandescent lamps, each
generator consist of (a) three groups of
230-volt three-phase factor
A2. The loads 9 hp motor operating at 82 percent power
on a
twenty 100 watts lamps and (6) a
group containing
the total load current in amperes.
and 87 percent efficiency. Find C. 40 D. 45
A. 30 B. 37
to the delta connected load through
line is open. The current flowing
43. One conductor of a three-phase line C is open, what is the
A as reference and assuming that
line A is 20 A. With the current in line
sequence current of phase
C?
positive C.-10j11.56 D.j11.56
A. 10+j5.78 B. 10-j5.78
to line
A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what is the line
44. In a balanced three phase system, the phase
voltage VcA? C. 230 cis(-60) D. 132.8 cis120°
A. 230 cis 30° B. 230 cis(- 30°)
47 The power drawn by a balanced 30 load is 3,000 watts at 80% power factor. If two wattmeters WA and
Wc are used, what is the reading of Wc?
A. 800 B. 950 C. 900 D. 850
48, Lne B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches the ground. What is the voltage between line A and
the ground?
A. 230 V B. 115 V C.OV D. 132.79V
49. A three-phase balanoed load has 10 ohms resistance in each of its phases. The load is supplied by a
220 v, three-phase source. The load is connected in wye. What is the power absorbed by the load?
A. 19.36 KW B. 14.52 KW C. 9.68 KW D. 4.84 KW
50.One conductor of a three-phase line is open. The current flowing to the delta connected load through
line A is 20 A. With the curent flowing in line A as reference and assuming that line C is open, whatis
the zero-sequence current of phase B?
A. i11.5 A B. 10+j5.78 A C.0 D. 10-j5.78 A
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51. A balanced wye-connected load has a phase impedance of 15 +
j10 ohms. What is the
phase of the equivalent delta connected load? impedance per
A. 5+j3.33 0 B. 26 +j17.32 Q C. 45+30 0 D. 8.66+ j5.770
52.In a balanced three-phase wye-wye system the load impedance is 20+ j12 Q. The source has an
abc-phase sequence and V.n = 120 L0° v ms. If the load voltage is Van 1102-0.2° v ms,
determine the magnitude of the line current if the load is suddenly short circuited?
A. 56.6 A B. 58.6 A C. 60.6 A D. 62.6 A
53. A balanced wye-connected load of 30+ j10 ohms per phase is connected to a 3-phase 60 HZ 208
vots supply. Determine the value of each capacitor in uF which will yield unity power factor.
A. 9.63 B. 8.39 C. 9.28 D. 8.84
54. Find the average pOwer absorbed by a balanced three-phase load in an ACB circuit in which one line
voltage is V = 480230° and one line curent to the load is 2.180° A.
A. 1337 W B. 1122 w C. 1719 W D. 1122 N
55. The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a balanced three phase systems are V 220
sin(ot + 210°) volts and = 10 sin (at + 180°) amperes, respectively. What is the power of the
system?
A. 1,905 W B. 3,300 W C.5,716 WN D. 3,810 W
56. The two-wattmeter method is applied to a three phase, three-wire, 100 V, ABC system with the meters
in lines B and C, We = 836 watts and We = 224 watts. What is the impedance of the balanced delta
connected load?
A. 10245° Q B. 1045° Q C. 204-45° Q D. 20 45° Q
57. 480 V, three-phase, three-wire source supplies to a combination of industrial loads. The line currents
drawn from the source are: l = 5.782-59.4°A., = 43.85L176.7°A,J. = 48.0271.3°A. Determine
the total power drawn from the source.
A. 17.31 kW B. 36.24 kW C. 3.1 kWN D. 38.29 kW
58. A three - phase system has line to line voltage Va = 1,500 V rms with 30 deg angle with a wye load.
Detemine the phase voltage.
A.-433+j750 V ms B. 750+j433 V mss
C. j866 V rms D. 866 V ms
69. The wye connected three-phase voltage source has V sub c = 115 v ms with -240 degrees angle.
Find the line to line votage V sub bc.
A.-99j173 v ms B. 199+j0 v ms
C. 0-j199 v ms D. 99-j173 v ms
60. An ABC sequence set of voltages feeds a balanced three-phase, wye-wye system. The line and the
load impedances are 1+j1 Q and 10 +j10 2, respectively. Ifthe load voltage on phase A is Van110
v ms with 30 degrees angle, determine the line voltage ofthe input for phases A and C.
A.-j210 v rms B. 105 +j60.5 v ms
C.-105 +j60.5 v ms D.-210 v rms
61. A balanced delta connected load of 15+j18 ohms per phase is connected at the end of a three-pnas
Witn
line. The
line impedance is 1 +j2 ohms
a ine to line voltage of 207.85 v
per
phase. The line is supplied from a
ms. Using Van as reference, what is the current in phase A?
three-phase source
A.-7.2-j9.6 A B. 7.2+j9.6 A D. 7.2-j9.6A
C.-7.2+j9.6 A AC Circuits 2
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62. A balanced wye connected load
Find the real of 8 j6 ohms per phase is connected to
A. 23
power in KW? athree-phase 480-v system.
B. 13.8
C. 18.4 D. 10.6
63. A 50-HP, three phase induction motor with full
connected to a three phase, 480 V load efficiency of 85% and power
equivalent star connected impedance factor
of 0.80 is
this motor is system. The that can replace
A.7.32-36.87° Q B. 7.3236.87° Q C. 4.24-36.87° Q D.4.2436.87° 0
64. A three-phase, 440 V, 60 Hz supply is connected to a three-phase,
and synchronous motor. The wye-connected induction motor
impedance per phase of the induction motor is (1.5j2.5)Q. The
synchronous motor is over-excited and draws 100 A at 0.8 power factor. What is the combined power
factor of the load?
A. 0.99 lagging B. 0.99 leading C. 0.51 lagging D. 0.51 leading
65. Two wattmeters are connected for the two-wattmeter method with current coils in lines A and B of a
208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta load. If the meter readings are 6 kW and 3 kW,
respectively, find the load impedance per phase.
A. 8.18-35.2° Q/phase B. 8.1879.1° Q/phase
C. 22.34-36.2° Nphase D. 32.2436.2° Q/phase
66. Three impedances Zab 4-j3 ohms, Z= 3 + j4 ohms and Zea 10 + j0 ohms are connected in delta
across a 220 volts, three phase balanced source. The total power of the circuit is
A. 1,839 W B. 18,392 W C. 1,936 W D. 1,849 W