Problem Set No.

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1. In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the different phase voltages are ____ degrees apart.
a. 120 volts c. 240 volts
b. 170 volts d. 60 volts
2. The three-phase rural distribution system has a phase-to-neutral voltage of 40,000 volts. What is
the line-to-line voltage?
a. 20,000 volts c. 40,000 volts
b. 34,500 volts d. 69,000 volts
3. Three capacitors each having a capacitance of 75 microfarad are connected in star to a 400V, 3-
phase, 50 Hz supply. Calculate the delta equivalent capacitance so that when they are
connected in the same supply, the current will remain the same.
a. 150 microfarad c. 225 microfarad
b. 25 microfarad d. 75 microfarad
4. Three identical capacitance each of 150 microfarad are connected in delta. The value of
capacitance in each phase of the equivalent star connected load would be ______.
a. 50 microfarad c. 150 microfarad
b. 450 microfarad d. 100 microfarad
5. Three equal resistors are connected in delta across 240 volts, 3-phase lines. To what value
should the line voltage be changed to obtain the same power with the resistors wye connected?
a. 240 V c. 720 V
b. 139 V d. 416 V
6. A balanced delta connected load of 4+j3 ohms per phase is connected to a 3-phase 230 V
supply. What is the line current?
a. 80 A c. 23 A
b. 46 A d. 33 A
7. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 Amp line current and 3kW at 220V. The reactance of
each phase of the load in ohms is _____.
a. 30 c. 38.1
b. 23.5 d. 20
8. Three identical impedances are connected in delta to a 3-phase supply of 400 Volts. The line
current is 34.65 A and the total power taken from the supply is 14.4 kW. What is the impedance
in each phase?
a. 12 + j16 ohms c. 16+j12 ohms
b. 20 +j0 ohms d. 0+j20 ohms
9. A 25 kva delta connected balance load is supplied from 230 volts 3-phase source. What is the
impedance?
a. 3.5 ohms c. 10.6 ohms
b. 2.3 ohms d. 6.3 ohms
10. Three 100-ohm resistors are connected in wye across 480 volts, 3-phase source. If one of the
resistor is open, what is the power absorbed by the remaining resistors?
a. 1,152 W c. 768 W
b. 1,536 W d. 2,304 W
11. A 3-phase AC generator is supplying power to a balanced load of 3,200kW at 2.3kV and 0.80 p.f.
lag’g. What is the current drawn by the load?
a. 1004 A c. 803 A
b. 580 A d. 1391 A
12. Three identical impedances of 15 cis 60 deg. ohms are connected in star to a 3-phase, 3-wire,
240 V system. The lines between the supply and the load have impedance of 2+j1 ohms. Find
the magnitude of the line voltage at the load.
a. 220 V c. 240 V
b. 185 V d. 213 V
13. A generator supplies 3-phase power to a balanced load. The voltage is 230 volts, the current is
18 amperes, and the power factor is 85%. What is the power?
a. 3.6 kW c. 6.1 kW
b. 1.6 kW d. 1.4 kW
14. Find the total power in delta connected load with 6+j8 ohms per phase and supplied from a
220V, 3-phase source.
a. 8712 c. 8367
b. 8376 d. 8617
15. Three star connected impedances Z1=20+j37.7 ohms per phase are connected in parallel with
three delta-connected impedances Z2= 30-j159.3 ohms per phase. The line voltage is 398 V. Find
the line current.
a. 3.36 A c. 5.8 A
b. 7.26 A d. 4.24 A