EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
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Author: Alexander
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Chapter 12, Problem 68P
Meter readings for a three-phase wye-connected alternator supplying power to a motor indicate that the line voltages are 330 V, the line currents are 8.4 A, and the total line power is 4.5 kW. Find:
(a) the load in VA
(b) the load pf
(c) the phase current
(d) the phase voltage
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EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
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Ch. 12.9 - Prob. 11PPCh. 12.9 - For the unbalanced circuit in Fig. 12.32, use...Ch. 12.10 - Repeat Example 12.13 for the network in Fig. 12.24...Ch. 12.10 - Let the line voltage VL = 208 V and the wattmeter...Ch. 12.10 - If the load in Fig. 12.35 is delta-connected with...Ch. 12 - What is the phase sequence of a three-phase motor...Ch. 12 - If in an acb phase sequence, , then Vcn is:Ch. 12 - Which of these is not a required condition for a...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4RQCh. 12 - Prob. 5RQCh. 12 - In a Y-Y system, a line voltage of 220 V produces...Ch. 12 - In a - system, a phase voltage of 100 V produces a...Ch. 12 - When a Y-connected load is supplied by voltages in...Ch. 12 - Prob. 9RQCh. 12 - Prob. 10RQCh. 12 - If Vab = 400 V in a balanced Y-connected...Ch. 12 - What is the phase sequence of a balanced...Ch. 12 - Given a balanced Y-connected three-phase generator...Ch. 12 - A three-phase system with abc sequence and VL =...Ch. 12 - For a Y-connected load, the time-domain...Ch. 12 - Using Fig. 12.41, design a problem to help other...Ch. 12 - Obtain the line currents in the three-phase...Ch. 12 - In a balanced three-phase Y-Y system, the source...Ch. 12 - A balanced Y-Y four-wire system has phase voltages...Ch. 12 - For the circuit in Fig. 12.43, determine the...Ch. 12 - In the Y- system shown in Fig. 12.44, the source...Ch. 12 - Using Fig. 12.45, design a problem to help other...Ch. 12 - In the balanced three-phase Y- system in Fig....Ch. 12 - Obtain the line currents in the three-phase...Ch. 12 - The circuit in Fig. 12.48 is excited by a balanced...Ch. 12 - A balanced delta-connected load has a phase...Ch. 12 - A positive sequence wye-connected source where ,...Ch. 12 - If Van = 22060 V in the network of Fig. 12.49,...Ch. 12 - For the - circuit of Fig. 12.50, calculate the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 20PCh. 12 - Three 440-V generators form a delta-connected...Ch. 12 - Find the line currents IaA, IbB, and IcC in the...Ch. 12 - A balanced delta connected source is connected to...Ch. 12 - A balanced delta-connected source has phase...Ch. 12 - In the circuit of Fig. 12.54, if , , , find the...Ch. 12 - Using Fig. 12.55, design a problem to help other...Ch. 12 - A -connected source supplies power to a...Ch. 12 - The line-to-line voltages in a Y-load have a...Ch. 12 - A balanced three-phase Y- system has V rms and Z =...Ch. 12 - In Fig. 12.56, the rms value of the line voltage...Ch. 12 - A balanced delta-connected load is supplied by a...Ch. 12 - Design a problem to help other students better...Ch. 12 - A three-phase source delivers 4.8 kVA to a...Ch. 12 - A balanced wye-connected load with a phase...Ch. 12 - Three equal impedances, 60 + j30 each, are...Ch. 12 - A 4200-V, three-phase transmission line has an...Ch. 12 - The total power measured in a three-phase system...Ch. 12 - Given the circuit in Fig. 12.57 below, find the...Ch. 12 - Find the real power absorbed by the load in Fig....Ch. 12 - For the three-phase circuit in Fig. 12.59, find...Ch. 12 - A balanced delta-connected load draws 5 kW at a...Ch. 12 - A balanced three-phase generator delivers 7.2 kW...Ch. 12 - Refer to Fig. 12.48. 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