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Generation of Three Phase AC Quantity

The document discusses the generation of three-phase AC electricity. It describes how three coils placed 120 degrees apart in a rotating magnetic field produce three-phase voltages that are 120 degrees out of phase with each other. The maximum voltage is induced in each coil in sequence as the magnetic field rotates. This three-phase system allows for efficient power transmission and motor operation.

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Generation of Three Phase AC Quantity

The document discusses the generation of three-phase AC electricity. It describes how three coils placed 120 degrees apart in a rotating magnetic field produce three-phase voltages that are 120 degrees out of phase with each other. The maximum voltage is induced in each coil in sequence as the magnetic field rotates. This three-phase system allows for efficient power transmission and motor operation.

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Subject: introduction to

electrical engineering VTU –


besck104
Semester I
Course Coordinator: Prof. Renuka R.Thakai
MODULE -2
Three phase system

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering


S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology, Belagavi
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Generation of Three Phase AC Quantity
• The voltage induced by a single coil when rotated in a uniform magnetic
field is shown in Fig. and is known as a single-phase voltage.
• Most consumers are fed by means of a single-phase a.c. supply. Two
wires are used, one called the live conductor (usually coloured red) and
the other is called the neutral conductor (usually coloured black).
• The neutral is usually connected via protective gear to earth, the earth
wire being coloured green. The standard voltage for a singlephase a.c.
supply is 240V.
• A three-phase supply is generated when three coils are placed 120◦
apart and the whole rotated in a uniform magnetic field as shown in
Fig.
Consider a three phase alternator. It has three identical windings or coils A,
B and C displaced 120 electrical degrees from each other. The field system
forms the rotor.
Let aa’,bb’ and cc’ be the stator windings.
The windings are so placed in the stator slots that between the start of one
winding and the start of next winding ,the angular displacement is 120 ο
A,b,c are called the start ends of the winding and a’,b’ and c’ are called
finishing ends of the winding.
The three windings are usually known as A-phase , B-phase and C-phase.
Let the phase system rotate clockwise at constant angular velocity.
N and S poles sweeps all the stator conductors.
By electromagnetic induction emf’s develops in all the conductors
simultaneously.
But the emf’s in the different windings obtain their positive or negative
maximum values at different instants.
The conductors aa’ cut the maximum flux and at this instant the emf
induced in A-phase i.e winding aa’ is maximum.
It is seen that in the other two phases maximum emf’s are not induced at
this instant.
After the angular displacement of the field system through 120 ο , the
conductors bb’ cut the maximum flux. Hence emf is induced in B phase.
Emf induced in phases A and B there is a phase difference of 120 ο with the
emf in phase B lagging.
Further angular displacement of 120 ο conductors c and c’ cut the
maximum flux and hence at that instant the emf induced in C-phase would
be maximum.
Hence at that instant the emf induced in C –phase and the emf induced in A-
phase , there is a phase difference of 240ο with emf in phase C lagging .
The three emf’s can be expressed as

or

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