Problem Solving resistors is disconnected? 2159 watts.

Determine the line currents

6. A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source if the line voltage is 208 volts. 21. Three equal impedances, each
1. The phase b line voltage and the delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load, Ans. 1/2 having a resistance of 8 ohms and an
phase a line current of a balance three which has a power factor of 90% Ans. 12.76 A inductive reactance of 7 ohms are
phase system are v = 220sin(wt +210º) lagging. What is the line current? 11. A 3-phase Y-connected 8500 W connected in delta to lines a, b, and c of
and I = 10 sin(wt-30º) respectively. balanced load operates at a lagging 16. A 50 hp, 460 V, 3-phase induction a 240 V, 3 -phase, 3-wire line, phase
What is the power of the system? Ans. 679 A power factor of 0.82 from a 230 volt motor has full load efficiency of 88 sequence: a-b-c. What is the reading of
source. If each phase of the load is percent and power factor of 84.77 a single-phase wattmeter connected
Ans. 3,300 watts 7. Three unequal single-phase loads so represented by an R +j XL circuit, percent. Calculate the line current in with its current coil in line a and
connected across the lines of a determine the value R and XL. amperes and KVA drawn by the motor. potential coil across lines b and c?
2. A 132 kV line, 3-phase system balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit.
delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced delta The first takes 106A at 0.78 pf lagging Ans. 4.18 ohms, 2.9 ohms Ans. 62.75, 50 Ans. 6180 W
load of power factor 70.7%. Determine and is connected across lines 1 & 2.
the reactance necessary to attain unity The second takes 142A, at 0.82 pf 12. Three equal resistors are connected 17. A 380 V , 4-wire , 3 phase system 22. A balanced 3-phase load draws 75
power factor. lagging and is connected across 2 & 3. in wye across 480V, 3 phase lines. The supplies three single phase loads as amperes line current at 230 volts line to
And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf line current is 6A. To what value the follows: Phase an, 10A at unity f.f. ; line and 0.848 lagging power factor. If
Ans. 1045 ohms lagging. Determine total apparent line voltage be changed to obtain the Phase bn 25A at 0.8 p.f. lag.; Phase cn, the two-wattmeter method is used,
power. same line current with the resistors 20A at 0.866 p.f. lead. Determine the solve for the readings of the
3. Two wattmeter are used to measure delta connected. neutral current in amperes. wattmeters.
the power drawn by a balanced 3-phase, Ans. 94 kVA
WYE-connected load. If wattmeter A Ans. 160 V Ans. 30.32 Ans. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW
reads 575 watts wattemeter B reads 8. A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA
350 watts, calculate the power at 0.6 pf lagging from a source of 230 13. A 3-phase, 4-wire, 400-volt 18. A 50 MVA, 13.8 kV, 3-phase 23. The loads of a wye-connected
consumed by the load. volts. It is in parallel with a balanced supplies single phase non inductive alternators supplies full load at 0.6 pf transformer are: Ia = 10 cis(-30), Ib =
delta load having 16 ohms resistance resistance loads of 10 kW, 8 kW, and 5 lagging. The percent increase in 12 cis (215), Ic = 15cis(82). What is
Ans. 925 and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in kW each connected between each of earning capacity if the pf is increased the neutral current?
series in each phase. Determine the the three lines A, B, and C and the to 0.9 is
4. A generator supplies three-phase total line current. neutral. What is the current in the Ans. 3.11 cis (72.8)
power to a balanced load. The voltage neutral conductor if the phase sequence Ans. 50
is 230 volts, the current is 18 amperes Ans. 32.04 A is A-B-C? 24. Three condensers, each having a
and the power factor is 85%. What is 19. Three, identical impedances each capacity of 75 micrfarads are
the power? 9. A balanced delta load whose Ans. 18.89 A with Z = 30 +j40 ohms are connected connected in star to a 440 volts,
impedance is 45 angle 70º ohms per wye across 60 Hz, 208 V, 3-phase 3-phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate
Ans. 6.1 kw branch, a three-phase motor that draws 14. A balanced 3-phase, 3-wiresystem source. Determine the amount of the capacitance of each of the three
a total of 10 kVA at 0.65 pf lagging and supplies two balanced Y-connected capacitor in microF per phase condensers so that when they are
5. Three unequal single-phase a wye connected load whose loads. The first draws 6 kW at 0.80 connected in delta across the 3 connected in delta to the same supply
induction motor loads are connected impedance is 10 ohms (resistance) per power factor lagging while the other impedances so that the total pf the line current remains the same.
between the lines and neutral branch are supplied from a three-phase, requires 12 kW at 0.833 power factor becomes unity.
conductor of a balanced 3-phase, three-wire, 208 V, 60 Hz feeder. leading. If the current in each line is 8 Ans. 25 microF
350-volt circuit. The line to neutral Determine overall power factor of the amperes, what is the source voltage Ans. 14.12
voltages is each 202 volts. The first feeder loads. between lines? 25. A balanced 3-phase loads draws
load takes 20 kW at 0.82 power factor, 20. In a 2-wattmeter method of 120 amperes line current at 230 volts
the second takes 28 kW at 0.75 power Ans. 0.753 Ans. 1323 volts balanced 3-phase powee measurement, line to line, 0.848 pf lagging current.
factor, and the third takes 36 kW at the reading of the wattmeters are 3.2 Solve for the real power.
0.80 power factor. What is the current 10. A system consisting of three equal 15. The power in a balanced 3-phase kW and 1.8 kW, respectively. Find the
in the neutral conductor? resistors connected in star is fed from a system is measured by two-wattmeter pf of the circuit. Ans. 40.54 kW
three-phase supply. By how much is method. One wattmeter reads 1986
Ans. 105.5 A the power reduced if one of the three watts, and the reading of the other is Ans. 0.899 26. An unbalanced unity pf load is
connected in delta across the lines of a and the line C if the phase sequence is
balanced 3 phase, 230 volt circuit. The ABC
resistances of these loads between lines
1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and 1 are 10, 8, Ans. 541 volts
and 6 ohms respectively. If the power
is measured by two wattmeter method
with their current coils in line 1 and 2,
what will each instrument indicate?
Phase sequence is 12-23-31

Ans. 114.6 kW, 92.6 kW

27. On a balanced 3-phase system

with a phase sequence of A-B-C, a
capacitive reactance of 8 ohms is
connected across BC and a coil R +jX
is connected across AB. Find R and X
such that the current in line B is zero.

Ans. 6.93 ohms, 4 ohms

28. Three wye connected impedances

(20 +j377) ohms per phase are
connected in parallel with a delta
connected impedances of (30 - j150)
ohms per phase. The line voltage is 440
volts. Determine the total current and
overall power factor.

Ans. 3.74 A, 0.994 lag

29. A balanced 3-phase load, delta

connected load is connected to a
balanced 3-phase source of 400 volts
line voltage. The line, current is 34.65
A. What is the resistance and reactance
in ohms of each impedance if the total
power taken from the supply is 14.4
kW?

Ans. R = 12 , X = 16

30. A resistor of 300 ohms and a

capacitor of 398 ohms reactance are
connected in series across the lines A &
B of a 400 volt, 3-phase system.
Determine the voltage between the
junction of the resistor and capacitor