Assignment 2
1. A balanced Δ-connected load has an impedance of 864 – j252 Ω/phase. The load is fed through a line having
an impedance of 0.5 + j4.0 Ω/phase. The line voltage at the terminals of the load is 120√3 V. Using 𝑉𝑎𝑏 (load
side) as reference, calculate
a) Phase currents of load
b) Line currents
c) Sending end line voltage
d) Complex Power at the load side and real power loss in the line.
[Ans: (a). 132.79∠16.26o A, 132.79∠-103.74o A, 132.79∠-223.74o A; (b). 229.99∠-13.74o A, 229.99∠-133.74o
A, 229.99∠-253.74o A; (c) 120.09∠0.72o V, 120.09∠-119.28o V, 120.09∠120.72o V; (d). S=(45.705-j13.331)
MVA and real power loss = 79.343 kW ]
2. For the given circuit (Fig.1), calculate the following, if 𝑍1 = 3 + 𝑗4.0 𝛺, 𝑍2 = 4 + 𝑗3.0 𝛺, 𝑍3 = 5 𝛺. Neglect
line
impedance between load and source.
a) Load phase currents
b) Line currents
c) Source phase currents
[Ans: a) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝐶𝐴=120∠-53.13o A, ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝐴𝐵 =120∠-156.87o A,
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝐵𝐶 =120∠120o A; b) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝑎𝐶 =239.57∠-56.565o A,
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝑏𝐴 =188.79∠165o A, ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝑐𝐵 =159.23∠71.565o A;
C) 𝐼⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ o ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑎𝑐 =120.12∠103.1 A, 𝐼𝑐𝑏 =84.72∠-156.29 A,
o
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐼𝑏𝑎 =133.63∠-38.36o A Fig. 1
3. A 3-phase, 415 V, 50 Hz supply is feeding an unbalance Y-connected load having phase-a impedance of
10 Ω, phase-b impedance is j10 Ω and phase-c impedance is –j10 Ω. The supply and load neutral points
are not connected. Find the line currents.
[ Ans : 𝐼𝑎 =41.5∠0o A, 𝐼𝑏 =21.482∠-165o A, 𝐼𝑐 =21.482∠165o A ]
4. Repeat the above problem no.3, if the neutral of the load is connected to the neutral of the supply. What
will be neutral wire current?
[ Ans : 𝐼𝑎 =23.96∠0o A, 𝐼𝑏 =23.96∠150o A, 𝐼𝑐 =23.96∠-150o A, 𝐼𝑛 =-17.54∠0o A ]
5. Three balanced 3-phase loads are connected in parallel. Load-1 is Y-connected with an impedance of
(300 + j150) Ω/phase; load-2 is Δ-connected with an impedance of (3600-j2700) Ω/phase and load 3 is
450 kW at 0.8 pf lagging. The load is fed from a distribution line with line impedance of (1+j8) Ω/phase.
The magnitude of phase voltage at load end of the line is 7.5kV. Calculate
a) Total complex power at the sending end of the line.
b) What percentage of the average power at the sending end of the line is delivered to the loads.
[Ans: a) S = (997.26+ j553.08) kVA, b) 99.27% ]
6. The two-wattmeter method produces wattmeter readings P1=1560W, P2=2100W, when connected to a Delta
connected load. The Line-Line voltage of the supply is 220 V. Calculate the phase impedance of the load.
[Ans: Z = 38.44∠14.33o Ω ]
7. In Fig.2, the closed magnetic path lengths from a to b are l1=l3= 30 cm, l2 = 10cm. Cross sectional areas are A1
=A3 =2 cm2, A2 =4 cm2, the relative permeabilities are μr1= μr3=2250, μr2=1350. For N=50 and I=0.5A,
a) Find B1, B2 and B3.
b) b. Find the self-inductance
[ Ans: a). B1=0.1935 T, B2 = 0.075725 T, B3=0.04205 T b). L=3.87mH ]
Fig. 2
8. Replace the magnetically coupled coils in Fig.3 with electrical circuit equivalent using appropriate dot
convention. Obtain the voltage across the capacitor C where R1 = R2 = 5Ω, ωL1=ωL2=5 Ω, 1/ωC =0.1 Ω,
ωM=0.1 Ω, ⃗⃗⃗
𝑉1=10V , ⃗⃗⃗
𝑉2 = j10V .
[Ans: Vc =0.202∠−89.42 V ]
Fig. 3
9. Two coils are wound on a toroidal core as shown in Fig.4. The core is made of silicon stell and has square
cross section. The coil current is 1A. B-H data is given below.
H (AT/m) 100 150 200 300 400 450 700
B (T) 0.70 0.90 1.00 1.12 1.20 1.25 1.30
a) Determine the flux density at the mean radius of the core.
b) Assuming constant flux density (same as the mean radius) over the cross section of the core,
determine the flux in the core.
c) Determine the relative permeability µ𝑟 of the core at this operating condition.
[Ans: a). B=0.9183 T, b). ɸ =3.67x10-4 Wb, c). μr = 4590 ]
Fig. 4
10. A magnetic circuit consists of an iron core of relative permeability 2500 and has 1mm air gap as shown in Fig.
5. Because of fringing effects, the effective area of the air gap is 5% larger than their physical size. With only
coil-1 of 1000 turns energized by 3A, calculate the flux in air gap. The flux in gap is to be increased by 40% by
a second coil-2 of 500 turns. Determine the necessary current and its direction. Cross-sectional area of iron is
20 cm2 throughout.
[Ans: Air gap Flux = 3.51 mWb, and Current =2.38 A]
2
Fig. 5
11. For the Fig. 6, find the (i). coupling coefficient (k) and (ii). vo
[ Ans: (i). k=0.35, (ii). 𝑣𝑜 = 0.3216 cos(4t+57.590 ) ]
Fig. 6
12. Obtain the Norton equivalent of the circuit shown in the figure between the terminals A and B.
[ Ans: 𝐼⃗⃗⃗𝑁 =0.0316∠-146.3o A, ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑌𝑁 =0.1486∠-9o mho ]
