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3phase Power Measurement Using Two Wattmeter Method

The document discusses the two-wattmeter method for measuring three-phase power. It involves connecting the current coils of two wattmeters to any two phases and connecting the voltage coils between the line and third line. The algebraic sum of the two wattmeter readings equals the total average power absorbed by the load, regardless of connection type or balance. Formulas are provided to calculate total real and reactive power using the wattmeter readings.

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3phase Power Measurement Using Two Wattmeter Method

The document discusses the two-wattmeter method for measuring three-phase power. It involves connecting the current coils of two wattmeters to any two phases and connecting the voltage coils between the line and third line. The algebraic sum of the two wattmeter readings equals the total average power absorbed by the load, regardless of connection type or balance. Formulas are provided to calculate total real and reactive power using the wattmeter readings.

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Three-Phase Power Measurement using Two Wattmeter method:

 The two-wattmeter method is the most commonly used method for three-phase
power measurement.
 The two wattmeters must be properly connected to any two phases, as shown
in Fig.,
The current coil of each wattmeter measures
the line current, while the respective voltage
coil is connected between the line and the
third line and measures the line voltage.
The algebraic sum of the two wattmeter
readings equals the total average power
absorbed by the load, regardless of whether it
is wye- or delta-connected, balanced or
unbalanced.
The total real power is equal to the algebraic
sum of the two wattmeter readings, 43
 The total power consumed by the circuit is,

 Our objective is to apply the two-wattmeter method to find the


average power absorbed by the load. The instantaneous power
measured by the wattmeters are,

𝐑𝐍 𝐑𝐍 𝐘𝐍 𝐘𝐍 𝐁𝐍 𝐁𝐍
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 Due to the inductive (RL) load
impedance, each voltage coil
leads its current coil by so that
the power factor is
 We recall that each line voltage
leads the corresponding phase
voltage by
 Thus, the total phase difference
between the phase current and
line voltage is

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The average power read by wattmeter-1 (𝐖𝟏 ) is

The average power read by wattmeter-2 (𝐖𝟐 ) is

The sum and difference of two wattmeter readings are,

𝐖𝟏 + 𝐖𝟐 = 𝟑 𝐕𝐋 . 𝐈𝐋 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛟1
P= 𝟑 𝐕𝐋 . 𝐈𝐋 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛟

𝐖𝟐 − 𝐖𝟏 = V . I sin ϕ2.
𝟑(𝐖 −𝐖 ) = 3 V . I sin ϕQ
Q= 𝟑 𝐕𝐋 . 𝐈𝐋 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛟
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Phase angle Power factor Watt meter readings (W) Remarks

1 +ve +ve
0.5 < pf < 1 +ve +ve
0.5 +ve 0 Total power P=W1
0 < pf < 0.5 +ve -ve Total power=+ve

0 +ve -ve Total power=0

It can be concluded that:

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