TUTORIAL

THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS
4.1

Balanced Three-Phase Voltages

1.

If Vab = 400 V in a balanced Y-connected three-phase generator, find the phase voltages,
assuming the phase sequence is:
(a) abc
(b) acb

2.

Assuming the abc sequence, if Vca = 208 20 V in a balanced three-phase circuit, find
Vab, Vbc, Van, and Vbn.

3.

Given that the line voltages of a three-phase circuit are

Vab = 420 0,Vbc = 420 -120
Vac = 420 120 V
find the phase voltages Van, Vbn, and Vcn.

4.2

Balanced Connections : Y-Y

4.

Obtain the line currents in the three-phase circuit of Figure 1.

Figure 1
5.

A balanced Y-Y four-wire system has phase voltages

Van = 120 0,
Vbn = 120 -120
Vcn = 120 120V
The load impedance per phase is 19 + j13 , and the line impedance per phase is 1 + j2
. Solve for the line currents and neutral current.

6.

The magnitude of the phase voltage of an ideal balanced three-phase Y-connected source
is 4000 V. The source is connected to a balanced Y-connected load by a distribution line
that has an impedance of 1 j8 / . The load impedance is 119 j 27 / . The phase
sequence of the source is abc. Use the a-phase voltage of the source as the reference.
(i)

Construct a single-phase equivalent circuit of the system.

(ii)

Calculate the magnitude and phase angle of THREE (3) phase voltages at the
load.

(iii)

Calculate the magnitude and phase angle of THREE (3) line voltages at the load.

4.3

Balanced Connections :Y-

7.

Solve for the line currents in the Y- circuit of Figure 2. Take Z = 6045.

Figure 2

8.

A balanced delta-connected load has a phase current IAC = 10-30 A.

(a) Determine the three line currents assuming that the circuit operates in the positive
phase sequence.
(b)

Calculate the load impedance if the line voltage is VAB = 110 0 V.

9.

In a wye-delta three-phase circuit, the source is a balanced, positive phase sequence with
Van = 120 0 V. It feeds a balanced load with Z = 9 + j12
per phase through a balanced line with Zl = 1 + j0.5 per phase. Calculate the phase
voltages and currents in the load.

4.4

Balanced Connections :- -

10.

Three 230-V generators form a delta-connected source that is connected to a balanced

delta-connected load of ZL = 10 + j8 per phase as shown in Figure 3 below.
(a) Determine the value of IAC.
(b) What is the value of Ib?

Figure 3
11.

A three-phase balanced system with a line voltage of 202 V rms feeds a delta-connected
load with Zp = 25 60 .
(a) Find the line current.
(b) Determine the total power supplied to the load using two wattmeters connected to the
A and C lines.

12.

Refer to the - circuit in Figure 4. Find the line and phase currents. Assume that the
load impedance is 12 + j9 per phase.

Figure 4

4.5

Power in a Balanced System

13.

A balanced three-phase Y- system has Van = 120 0 Vrms and Z= 51 + j 45 . If the

line impedance per phase is 0.4 + j1.2 , find the total complex power delivered to the
load.

14.

Three equal impedances, 60 + j30 each, are delta-connected to a 230-V rms, threephase circuit. Another three equal impedances, 40 + j10 each, are wye-connected
across the same circuit at the same points. Determine:
(a) the line current
(b) the total complex power supplied to the two loads
(c) the power factor of the two loads combined

15.

A three-phase source delivers 4800 VA to a wye-connected load with a phase voltage of

208 V and a power factor of 0.9 lagging. Calculate the source line current and the source
line voltage.