Experiment 7

Three Phase Star and Delta Connected System

Aim

To analyse the three phase star and Delta connected load and understand the relation between
line voltage and phase voltage.

Star connected Load

Circuit to verify the Line voltage, Phase voltage and Line current, Phase current relationship in star
connected Load is shown in figure 1.

Phase Voltages and Phase

Currents:

V1 = _______ V rms

V2 = _______ V rms

V3 = _______ V rms

I1 = _______ A rms

I2 = _______ A rms

I3 = _______ A rms

Figure 1.

1) Set each resistance section to 400 Ohms.

2) Turn on the power supply and adjust the voltage control until the meter on the power
supply reads, V45 = 200 V rms (line-to-line).
3) Measure and record the voltages and currents on the Voltmeter and ammeter.
4) Turn the voltage control knob to zero percent and turn OFF the power supply.
5) Calculate the average phase voltage and current and also the apparent power (S = VI)
dissipated by each phase and also the power delivered by the source.
 Average Value of Phase Voltage and Three Phase Power in a WYE:
Phase Current:
Ptot = P1 + P2 + P3 = _______ W
Vphase = ______ V Iphase = ______ A
S3 = 3 VLineILine
S1 = V1I1 = _______ VA = P1
= 3 (3 Vphase)Iphase = _______ VA
S2 = V2I2 = _______ VA = P2
S3 = P3 = Ptot
S3 = V3I3 = _______ VA = P3

Delta Connected Load

Circuit to verify the Line voltage, Phase voltage and Line current, Phase current relationship in delta
connected load.

Phase Voltages and Phase

Currents:

V1 = _______ V rms

V2 = _______ V rms

V3 = _______ V rms

I1 = _______ A rms

I2 = _______ A rms

I3 = _______ A rms

1) Set each resistance section to 400 Ohms.

2) Turn on the power supply and adjust the voltage control until the meter on the power supply reads
V45 = 120 V rms (line-to-line).
3) Measure and record the phase voltages and currents using Voltmeter and Ammeter.

4) Turn the voltage control knob to zero percent and turn OFF the power supply

5) Calculate the average phase voltage and current and also the apparent power (S = VI) dissipated by
the resistor in each phase

Average Value of Phase Voltage and

Phase Current: S1 = V1I1 = _______ VA = P1

Vphase = ______ V S2 = V2I2 = _______ VA = P2

Iphase = ______ A S3 = V3I3 = _______ VA = P3

Ratio of Line Current to Phase Current in a Three Phase Power in a DELTA:

Delta Circuit:
Ptot = P1 + P2 + P3 = _______ W
Iline/Iphase = ________
S3 = 3 Vphase Iphase = 3 VLine ILine
Does this ratio equal the square root of three?
____________ = 3 Vphase (3Iphase)

= 3 Vphase ILine = _______ VA

S3 = P3 = Ptot

(S = P in purely resistive circuit, only)

Inference:

Result.