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AC Circuit Phase Sequence PDF

The document discusses phase sequence in three-phase AC circuits. It defines phase sequence as the order in which the generated voltages in the alternator windings reach their peak values, represented by letters or numbers. For a positive phase sequence, the voltages reach their peaks in the order of phase a, then b, then c, with each subsequent phase lagging the last by 120 degrees. A negative phase sequence is the reverse order of c, b, then a. Diagrams show the vector representations of positive and negative phase sequences.

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AC Circuit Phase Sequence PDF

The document discusses phase sequence in three-phase AC circuits. It defines phase sequence as the order in which the generated voltages in the alternator windings reach their peak values, represented by letters or numbers. For a positive phase sequence, the voltages reach their peaks in the order of phase a, then b, then c, with each subsequent phase lagging the last by 120 degrees. A negative phase sequence is the reverse order of c, b, then a. Diagrams show the vector representations of positive and negative phase sequences.

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AC CIRCUIT PHASE SEQUENCE

Phase sequence is the order in which the generated voltages in the phase winding of an
alternator reach or attain their peak or maximum values. It is represented by the letters a, b,
and c or the numbers 1, 2, 3 or by using double letter as ab, bc and ca or an, bn and cn.

For instance , The three phase balanced voltages with their common magnitudes as K have
sequence of a b c , then in complex form,

Positive Phase Sequence


ABC sequence - Va = Ka0˚ , Vb = a-120˚ and Vc = Ka-240˚

In this sequence Vb lags Va by 120˚ and Vc lags Vb by 120 or Vc lags Va by 240. The
maximum value of Va comes first in the positive direction, next Vb and then Vc.

ABC →BCA →CAB


AB - BC - CA → BC - CA - AB → CA - AB - BC
AN - BN - CN → BN - CN - AN → CN - AN - BN

Vector Representation

Sequence ABC
Sequence BCA

Sequence CAB

Negative Phase sequence


ACB sequence- Va = Ka0˚ , Vb = a-120˚ and Vc = Ka-240˚

Voltage Vc lags Va by 120˚ and voltage Vb lags Vc by 120˚.

ACB →CBA →BAC


AB - CA - BC → CA- BC - AB → BC - AB - BA
AN - CN - BN → CN - BN - AN → BN - AN - CN

Vector representation
Sequence BAC

Sequence CBA

Sequence ACB

Assume a positive phase sequence if the phase sequence is not given . The three phase
alternators are designed to operate with positive phase sequence voltages.

Source : http://www.engineermaths.com/2012/02/ac-circuit-phase-sequence.html

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