.Archcircuits. Sheet 6
.Archcircuits. Sheet 6
(9) A balanced delta-connected load draws 5kW at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. If the three-phase
system has an effective line voltage of 400V, find the line current.
(10) A balanced three-phase generator delivers 7.2kW to a wye-connected load with impedance
30-j40Ω per phase. Find the line current IL and the line voltage VL.
(11) A three-phase line has an impedance of (1+j3)Ω per phase. The line feeds a balanced delta-
connected load, which absorbs a total complex power of (12+j5) kVA. If the line voltage at the
load end has a magnitude of 240V,, calculate the magnitude of the line voltage at the source
end and the source power factor.
(12) A balanced wye-connected load is connected to the generator by a balanced transmission line
with an impedance of (0.5+j2)Ω per phase. If the load is rated at 450 kW, 0.708 power factor
lagging, 440V line voltage, find the line voltage at the generator.
(13)A three-phase load consists of three 100Ω resistors that can be Y or Δ-connected. Determine
which connection will absorb the most average power from a three-phase source with a line
voltage of 110V. Assume zero line impedance.
(14) The following three parallel-connected three-phase loads are fed by a balanced three-phase
source. Load 1: 250 kVA, 0.8 pf lagging , Load 2: 300 kVA, 0.95 pf leading
Load 3: 450 kVA, unity pf
If the line voltage is 13.8 kV, calculate the line current and power factor of the source. Assume
that the line impedance is zero.
(18) A delta-connected load whose phase impedance impedances are Z AB 50 , Z BC j 50 ,
and Z CA j50 is fed by a balanced wye-connected three-phase source with Vp=100V. Find
the phase currents
(19) A balanced three-phase wye-connected generator with Vp=220V supplies an unbalanced wye-
connected load with ZAN=60+j80 Ω, ZBN=100-j120 Ω, and ZCN=30+j40 Ω. Find the total
complex power absorbed by the load.
(20) Refer to the unbalanced circuit of figure shown,
calculate:
(a) the line currents.
(b) the real power absorbed by the load
(c) the total complex power supplied by the
source