Ee Polyphase Handouts
Ee Polyphase Handouts
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the magnitude and angle of the 17. Three parallel three phase loads are
Multiple Choice: voltage between line A & B. supplied from 207.85 Vrms, 60 Hz
a. 208 + j120V three phase supply. The loads are as
1. The phase displacement between b. 199.2 + j345V follows:
phasors in three phase system is c. 360 + j208V
always ____. d. 398.4 + j0V Load 1: A 15 hp motor operating at
a. 90 degrees b. 120 degrees full load, 93.25% eff. and 0.6 lagging
c. 360 degrees d. 60 degrees 10. In a balance delta connected load power factor.
with ACB sequence, the line A Load 2: A balanced resistive load that
2. In a balanced 3 – phase wye connected current is 17.32 + j0 Amperes. Find draws a total of 6kW
generator; the line-to-line voltage is the current at phase A. Load 3: A Y – connected capacitor
____. a. 10 + j0 Amp bank with a total rating of 16 kVAR
a. Equal to the phase voltage b. 17.32 + j0 Amp
b. Two times the phase voltage c. 8.66 – j5 Amp Calculate the total current of the
c. 1.41 times the phase voltage d. 8.66 + j5 Amp system.
d. 1.732 times the phase voltage a. 96 A b. 50 A
11. Three star – connected impedances c.87 A d. 76 A
3. In delta connected system, the line 𝑍1 = 20 + 𝑗37.7 ohms per phase are
current is ____. connected in parallel with three delta 18. A three-phase system delivers 50
a. The phasor sum of the two-phase – connected impedances 𝑍2 = 30 − MVA of a balanced delta load of
current 𝑗159.3 ohms per phase. The line power factor 78%. Determine the size
b. Equal to the phase current voltage is 398V. Find the line current. of capacitor bank necessary to raise
c. 1.414 times the phase current a. 3.36 A b. 5.8 A the power factor to 90%.
d. 1.732 times the phase current c. 7.26 A d. 4.24 A a. 12.4 MVAR
b. 17.5 MVAR
4. In a balanced 2 – phase system, the 12. Given a balanced 3 – wire, three phase c. 13.5 MVAR
neutral current is ____. system serving the following loads: d. 11.8 MVAR
a. 2 𝑥 𝐼∅ 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 200∠0° 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 10∠53.13°
c. Equal to Phase Current 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 200∠240° 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 10∠0° 19. It is required to increase the power
b. 1.7332 𝑥 𝐼∅ 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 200∠120° 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10∠30° factor of a 750 kW three phase
d. 1.414 𝑥 𝐼∅ Determine line current on line b. balance load from 70% lagging to
a. 20.34 A b. 24.36 A 90% lagging. The line voltage is 6900
5. The positive phase sequence of a c. 22.04 A d. 21.57 A volts, 60 Hz. Specify the capacitor
three-phase load is abc, the negative required to increase the power factor
sequence would not be ___. 13. Three impedances of 3 + j4 Ω are of this wye connected load in micro –
a. bac b. cba connected in delta to a 220 – V, three farad per phase.
c. acb d. cab – phase line. Find the complex power a. 20.45 b. 17.5
using current conjugate method. c. 18.6 d. 22.39
6. In a balance 3 – phase voltage system a. 17.4 + j23.2 kVA
generated by Y – connected b. 17.5 + j24 kVA 20. What will be the rating of a phase
alternator, 𝑉𝑏𝑐 lags 𝑉𝑎 by ____ c. 7.74 + j5.8 kVA advancing plant in kVA if it improves
electrical degrees. d. 15 – j20 kVA\ the power factor from 0.8 lagging to
a. 120 b. 60 0.95 lagging? The consumer load is
c. 90 d. 30 14. The phase b line voltage and the phase 500 kW and the current taken by the
a line current of a balanced 3 – phase phase advancer lead the supply
7. Determine the ratio of the line current system are: 𝑉 = 220∠210° Volts and voltage at power factor of 25%.
drawn by three identical impedances 𝐼 = 10∠ − 30° Amp respectively. a. 150 kVA b. 175 kVA
connected in wye to the line drawn by What is the power of the system? c. 200 kVA d. 250 kVA
the same impedances connected in a. 1905 Watts b. 5716 Watts
delta. Both connections being c. 3300 Watts d. 3810 Watts 21. The power is to be measured for a
impressed with the same balanced 3 – balanced delta connected load whose
phase voltages. 15. Three 100 – ohm resistors are terminals cannot be opened. How
a. 1:2 b. 2:3 connected in wye across 480 Volts, 3 many wattmeters do you need?
c. 3:4 d. 1:3 – phase source. If one of the resistors a. one b. three
is open, what is the power absorbed by c. two d. four
8. Three condensers, each having a the remaining resistors?
capacity of 75 microfarads are a. 1152 W b. 768 W 22. In two wattmeter method, the reading
connected in star to 440 volts, 3 – c. 1536 W d. 2304 W of the wattmeter will be identical
phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the when ____.
capacitance of each of the three 16. The power factor of each phase of a a. Load in one of the phases is zero
condensers so that when they are balanced wye connected 5 – ohm b. Power factor is 0.5
connected in delta to the same supply, impedance is 0.6 lagging. The c. Power factor is unity
the line current remains the same. impedance is connected to a source d. Neutral is earthed
a. 20 𝜇𝐹 b. 25 𝜇𝐹 having 100 volts phase voltage.
c. 28 𝜇𝐹 d. 30 𝜇𝐹 Determine the apparent power drawn 23. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced
by the circuit. 3 – phase system with a current coil at
9. The wye connected three phase a. 3.6 + j4.8 kVA line A while voltage coil across B and
ABC voltage source has 𝑉𝑐 = 230 b. 2.6 + j4.6 kVA C. The wattmeter will measure ____.
Vrms with 150 degrees angle. Find c. 3.4 + j5 kVA a. reactive power
d. 4 + j6 kVA b. active power
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c. total power
d. real power
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240
𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13
Determine the power consumed by
the load.
a. 42.76 kW
b. 48.78 kW
c. 40.23 kW
d. 45.12 kW
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