Three-phase power worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
ABCVL​ = 600 VIL​ = ?Z = 3 + j4 Ωper phase

A balanced Δ-connected load has an impedance of 3 + j4 Ω per phase. It is supplied from a balanced three-phase source with a line-to-line voltage of 600 V. Find the magnitude of the line current IL.

VL = 600 VZ = 3 + j4 Ω per phase
IL = A
2.Easy
ABCVL​ = 480 VIL​ = ?NZ = 15 + j20 Ωper phase

A balanced Y-connected load has an impedance of 15 + j20 Ω per phase. It is supplied from a balanced three-phase source with a line-to-line voltage of 480 V. Find the magnitude of the line current IL.

VL = 480 VZ = 15 + j20 Ω per phase
IL = A
3.Medium
ABCVL​ = 208 VIL​ = 60 Acos φ = 0.9lagging

A balanced three-phase load draws a line current of 60 A from a supply with a line-to-line voltage of 208 V. The power factor is 0.9 lagging. Find the total real power P drawn by the load in kW.

VL = 208 VIL = 60 Acos φ = 0.9
P = kW
4.Medium
ABCVL​ = 400 VIL​ = 100 Acos φ = 0.82lagging

A balanced three-phase load draws a line current of 100 A from a supply with a line-to-line voltage of 400 V. The power factor is 0.82 lagging. Find the total real power P drawn by the load in kW.

VL = 400 VIL = 100 Acos φ = 0.82
P = kW
5.Hard
P = 80 kWφ1​S1​Q2​QC​

A balanced three-phase load takes 80 kW at a power factor of 0.7 lagging from a 480 V (line-to-line), 60 Hz supply. A three-phase capacitor bank in parallel with the load must raise the overall power factor to 0.95 lagging. The real power stays the same. The capacitors are connected in Δ. Find the capacitance Cph of each capacitor in µF.

P = 80 kWpf1 = 0.7pf2 = 0.95VL = 480 Vf = 60 Hz
Cph = µF
6.Hard
P = 300 kWφ1​S1​Q2​QC​ = ?

A balanced three-phase load takes 300 kW at a power factor of 0.65 lagging from a 400 V (line-to-line), 60 Hz supply. A three-phase capacitor bank in parallel with the load must raise the overall power factor to 0.92 lagging. The real power stays the same. Find the total reactive power QC the capacitor bank must supply, in kvar.

P = 300 kWpf1 = 0.65pf2 = 0.92VL = 400 Vf = 60 Hz
QC = kvar

Answer key

  1. 1. IL = 207.8 A
  2. 2. IL = 11.09 A
  3. 3. P = 19.45 kW
  4. 4. P = 56.81 kW
  5. 5. Cph = 212.3 µF
  6. 6. QC = 222.9 kvar

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