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ELM453 Lab 1

The document outlines Lab 1 for ELM453, focusing on measuring and calculating power in three-phase AC circuits. Students will perform experiments with both unbalanced and balanced loads, using a 3-phase wattmeter and various circuit configurations. The lab includes procedures for measuring currents, calculating theoretical values, and understanding the differences between load types.

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ELM453 Lab 1

The document outlines Lab 1 for ELM453, focusing on measuring and calculating power in three-phase AC circuits. Students will perform experiments with both unbalanced and balanced loads, using a 3-phase wattmeter and various circuit configurations. The lab includes procedures for measuring currents, calculating theoretical values, and understanding the differences between load types.

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School of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Technology

ELM453 – Motors and Transformers


Lab 1 – Three-Phase AC Power
Name: ____________________________ Section: _____ Station #: ____ Marks: _____/ 90
Lab Outcomes:
After successful completion of this lab, you will be able to:
1. Use a 3–Ø Wattmeter to measure both the real, and reactive power in a practical 3–Ø RL
circuit.
2. Calculate the real, reactive, and apparent power and the power factor in a 3–Ø RLC circuit.
3. Calculate the line current in a 3–Ø RLC circuit.
4. Understand differences between balanced and unbalanced loads.
Notes:
Always have instructor check your connections before putting power on.
Put technical units for all answers.
Procedure:
A. Y-connected Circuit with Unbalanced R Load
1. Turn the variable voltage to zero. Turn power off. Connect the three-phase circuit shown
below.

2. Set [P1, P2] → [+, +]. Turn power on. Adjust the power supply voltage to get Vℓn = 114
Vac. Measure and record the total 3–ɸ power and ℓine current line 4 below:
3. Turn the variable voltage to zero. Turn power off. Re-connect the ammeter into ℓine 5.
Turn power on. Adjust the power supply voltage to Vℓn = 114 V again; record the current
above.
4. Repeat step (3.) for ℓine 6 current and for the Neutral unbalance current IN. Turn power
off when finished. (5 Marks)

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Measured values:
a. P3- ɸ ________
b. Iℓ4 __________
c. Iℓ5 __________
d. Iℓ6 __________
e. IN___________
5. Calculate the theoretical values (4 significant digits) of the line and neutral currents and
of the total 3– ɸ power. (5 Marks)
Theory values:
a. P3- ɸ ________
b. Iℓ4 __________
c. Iℓ5 __________
d. Iℓ6 __________
e. IN___________
Show your calculation process for the theory values below.
P3- ɸ:

Iℓ4:

Iℓ6:

IN:

Marks: ______/ 10 Instructor Signature: _________________________

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Check that all of your (non-zero) calculated values in (5.) are within ±10 % of the (indirect)
measured (non-zero) values recorded in (2.) ~ (4.).
B. Y-connected Circuit with Balanced R Load
6. Set all three load resistances to 200 Ω. Using Vℓn = 114 V, measure and record the new
value of Neutral current.
7. Turn the variable voltage to zero. Turn power off. Re-connect the ammeter into ℓine 4.
Turn power on. Adjust the power supply voltage to get Vℓn = 114 V again; record the
measured ℓine 4 current above. (2 Marks)
Measured values:
a. Iℓ4 __________
b. IN __________
8. Calculate the theoretical values of the line 4 and Neutral currents. (2 Marks)
a. Iℓ4 __________
b. IN __________
Check that all of your (non-zero) calculated values in (8.) are within ±10 % of the (indirect)
measured. Turn power off. Remove the neutral conductor. Turn power back on. Is there any
change in ℓine 4 current?
Explain why: (3 Marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/ 7 Instructor Signature: _________________________


C. Y-connected Circuit with Balanced R–L Load
9. Turn the variable voltage to zero. Turn power off. Connect the three phase circuit 0–
200 Vac shown below. Set the variable resistances to 200 Ω; set the variable inductive
reactances to ∞ Ω (open circuit, all down).

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Observations:
10. Turn power on. Adjust the power supply voltage to get Vℓn = 114 Vac. Record your ℓine
current and power observations in the first column of the table for XL =∞ below. Turn
power off.
11. Turn the variable voltage to zero. Turn power on; set Vℓn to 114 Vac. Complete the
second and third columns of the table using the R and XL values indicated. Set the
variable voltage to zero. Turn power off.
Turn the variable voltage to zero. Set [P1, P2] → [–, +]. Turn power on; set Vℓn to 114 Vac.
Complete the fourth and fifth columns of the table using the R and XL values indicated. (15
Marks)

DO NOT set the variable voltage to zero. Turn power off. Connect a voltmeter (0–200Vac)
between terminals 5 and 6 of the Wattmeter.
12. Turn power on (with Vℓn set to 114 Vac). Measure and record the line-to-line voltage: (1
Mark) Vℓℓ =___________
What is the theoretical value (4 sig. fig.) of this? _______________. These values should
be reasonably close (±5 %). (1 Mark)
13. Compute the (indirectly) measured total 3-ɸ real power [P1+P2], the total 3-ɸ reactive
power [√3 x (P2–P1)], the total 3-ɸ apparent power [3 x 114V x Iℓ] and the power factor
[P/S] values. (all 4 sig. fig.) (25 Marks)

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Marks: ______/ 42 Instructor Signature: _________________________


D. Calculations
14. Calculate the theoretical values (4 sig. fig.) in the table below using 114Vℓn and the
component ohms values. When XL is set for 200 Ω, the inductors have an equivalent
parallel power loss resistance RXL of close to 2 k Ω. This must be accounted for in the
power calculation.

Write down the formula to calculate single-phase impedance:

Write down the formula to calculate single-phase apparent power:

Marks: ______/ 31 Instructor Signature: _________________________

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