DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Course No. : EEE 260

Experiment No. : 1

VERIFICATION OF THREE PHASE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT

RELATIONS BY BALANCED RESISTIVE LOAD

OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this experiment is to verify relations between voltages and currents in a
balanced three phase system.

EQUIPMENTS:
1. One ac voltmeter (0-150-300V)
2. One ac ammeter (0-2A, 0-5A)
[Use ammeter across switches to measure various currents]
3. Three lampboards (each containing at least 3 lamps)
[Be sure that all lamps are of identical rating]
4. Six SPST switches.

EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP:

S1
A S1 A

220V Lampboard
3-phase
B S2
B S4

C
C
S3

Wye load Delta load

PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the lampboards in Wye. Have balanced load by putting the same number of
lamps of the same rating in each branch. This ensures that the load is balanced.
2. Measure line voltage and phase voltages.
3. Measure line current (=phase current) by placing an ammeter across the switch S1
5. Change the number of lamps and obtain a balanced load again and repeat step 2 to
step3
4. Connects the lampboards in Delta.
5. Measure line voltage (=phase voltage)
6. Measure line currents by placing ammeters across switch S1, S2, S3 and the phase
current by placing an ammeter across switch S4.
7. Change the number of lamps in the lampboard keeping it balanced.
8. Repeat steps 5 and 6.

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DATA TABLE:

Connections No. of lamps Line Phase Line Phase

Voltage Voltage Current Current
Wye 1
2
3
Delta 1
2
3

CAUTION:
1. Don’t switch on the supply until your teacher has checked the circuit.
2. Carefully take the reading of the apparatus.
3. Do not touch any part of the circuit when the power is on.
4. Put on shoes with good insulation.
5. When operating the switches, make sure that your hands do not touch the conductors.

REPORT:
1. Draw the circuit diagram of the experimental setup.
2. Verify the voltage and the current relations for wye and delta connections.
3. Draw the vector diagram for each set of reading for wye and delta connection and
clearly label the voltage and current vectors