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Using Fig. 12.63, design a problem to help other students to better understand unbalanced three-phase systems.
Figure 12.63
For Prob. 12.56.
Design a problem using Figure 12.63 for the better understand of the unbalanced three-phase system.
Explanation of Solution
Problem design:
For the circuit in Figure 12.63, the parameters are
Calculation:
Sketch the given circuit as shown in Figure 1.
Write the voltage equation for loop 1 using Kirchhoff’s voltage law.
Reduce the equation as follows.
Write the voltage equation for loop 2 using Kirchhoff’s voltage law.
Reduce the equation as follows.
Write the voltage equation for loop 3 using Kirchhoff’s voltage law.
Substitute
Reduce the equation as follows.
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Rewrite the equation as,
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Reduce the equation as follows.
From the figure 1, the current line currents can be defend as follows.
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And
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And
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Therefore, the line currents from source to load are,
Write the expression to find the total complex power absorbed by the load as,
Substitute
The real power absorbed by the load is
The total complex power absorbed by the load is equal to the total complex power supplied by the source.
Thus, the line currents
Conclusion:
Thus, a problem designed, and solved for the better understand of the unbalanced three-phase system.
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