NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Electrical Engineering Department

Basic Electrical Engineering EE-101

Tutorial + Assignment -4 Topic: - Three Phase
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Q1. An unbalanced star-connected load connected in fig What is the impedance per phase of the delta
is fed from a 3-phase, 4-wire 240V, 50Hz supply, connected load. (Ans: 226.77Ω)
and the phase sequence of which is RYB.
Determine the current in each of the four wires? Q8. The unbalanced delta-connected load shown is fed
from a 3-phase, 400V, and 50Hz supply. Calculate
the phase and line currents. Assume the sequence to
be ABC.

Q2. A 3-phase 20KW delta connected induction motor

operates at a rated load in parallel with a star-
connected load having impedance of (10+j15)Ω per
phase. The motor power factor is 0.82 lagging. If
the supply is 3-phase, 400V, 50Hz determine line
and phase currents in motor, the line and phase
currents in star connected load, total line current
and total power consumed?
Q3. A 3 wire 3 phase supply feeds a load consisting of
three equal resistors. By how much is the load
reduced if one of the resistors be moved (a) when
the load is star connected. (b) when the load is delta
connected? (Ans: 50%, 30)
Q4. Three equal star connected inductors take 8KW at
power factor 0.8 when connected to 460V, 3 phase,
3 wire supply. Find the line currents if one inductor
is short circuited. (Ans: 21.7A, 21.7A, 37.6A)
Q9. The power in a 3-phase circuit is measured by two
watt meters. If the input power is 15KW and the
power factor is 0.72 lagging. What will be the
reading of each wattmeter? For what power factor
will one of the watt meters read zero?
Q10. A delta connected load has a parallel
combination of resistance 5Ω and capacitive
reactance –j5Ω in each phase. If a balanced 3-
phase 400V supply is applied between lines, find
the phase currents and line current. Phase sequence
is RYB.

Q5. An unbalanced 4 wire star connected load has

balanced line voltages of 440V. The load has
impedances are ZA=10Ω, ZB=(5+j10)Ω, ZC=(15-
j5)Ω. Calculate the line currents, neutral current.
The phase sequence is ABC. (Ans: 25.4-j0A, -
22.63+j1.345A, -12.02+j10.67A, -9.25+j12.015A)

Q6. A balanced load of 20KVA is connected to a three

phase three wire system. Two watt meters ae
connected in the usual manner to measure power.
Determine the readings of the two watt meters if the
power factor of load is (a) unity, (b) 0.866 lagging,
(c) 0.5 leading, (d) zero. What is the maximum
possible reading of either wattmeter?

Q7. Two watt meters in a three phase three wire system

with line voltage of 400V read 1200W and 400W.