BALANCED THREE-PHASE SYSTEM 14.

A balanced 3-phase wye-connected load of 150 kW

(Practice Problems) takes a leading current of 100 A, when the line voltage is
2400 V at 60 Hz. What is the capacitance per phase?
A. 100 µF C. 150 µF
*1. A delta connected impedance takes a line current of B. 303 µF D. 205 µF
100 A when connected across a 230 V, 3-phase source.
Determine the impedance. 15. A 3-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.60 power factor
A. 5 ohms C. 3.98 ohms lagging from a source of 220 V. It is in parallel with a
B. 2.3 ohms D. 3.33 ohms balanced delta connected load having 16 Ω resistance and
–j12 Ω reactance in series in each phase. Find the line
*2. Three coils each having a resistance of 10 ohms and current of the combination.
inductance of 0.02 H are connected in star to a three- A. 32.43 A C. 36.78 A
phase 500 V, 50 c/s mains. Calculate the power absorbed. B. 42.11 A D. 47.21 A
A. 25.14 kW C. 17.92 kW
B. 15.28 kW D. 21.49 kW 16. A 440 V, three-phase source supplies a wye-connected
10 kVA load at 0.80 lagging power factor and a delta-
*3. A balanced, 3-phase, star-connected load of 150 kW connected 10 kVA unity power factor load. Calculate the
takes a lagging current of 100 A with a line voltage of total apparent power input to the two loads.
1,100 V, 60 Hz. Find the reactance of the load per phase. A. 18.97 kVA C. 20.56 kVA
A. 5.1 ohms C. 3.3 ohms B. 22.84 kVA D. 26.19 kVA
B. 3.9 ohms D. 2.8 ohms
17. A balanced three-phase three-wire system supplies
4. A balanced delta connected load has a line voltage of two balanced Y-connected loads. The first draws 6 kW at
100 V at the load terminals and absorbs a total power of 0.80 power factor lagging while the second requires 12
4.8 kW. If the power factor of the load is 0.80 leading, kW at 0.833 power factor leading. If the current in each
find the per phase reactance of the load. line is 8 A, find the current in the second load.
A. 3 ohms C. 4 ohms A. 3.7 A C. 6.3 A
B. 5 ohms D. 6 ohms B. 4.2 A D. 5.8 A

5. A balanced delta connected load of 4 – j3 ohms per

phase is fed by a 380 V, three-phase system. Find the 18. A 3-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.60 power factor
reactive power. lagging from a source of 220 V. It is in parallel with a
A. 61.62 kVAR C. 67.42 kVAR balanced delta connected load having 16 Ω resistance and
B. 59.21 kVAR D. 51.98 kVAR –j12 Ω reactance in series in each phase. Find the total
volt-amperes.
6. The impedance per phase of a balanced wye connected A. 11.81 kVA C. 3.64 kVA
load is (12 + j24) ohms. The impedance per phase in its B. 7.26 kVA D. 12.36 kVA
equivalent delta connected load is __ ohms.
A. 4 + j8 C. 12 + j24 19. A 460-V three-phase 60 Hz source supplies energy to
B. 6 + j12 D. 36 + 72 the following three-phase loads: 200 hp induction motor
load operating at 94% efficiency and 88% power factor; a
50-kW resistance heating load and a combination of
8. Two loads are connected in parallel to a three-phase miscellaneous loads totaling 40 kW at a power factor of
460 V source. Load A is 900 kVA at a power factor of 0.60 70% lagging. Determine the total kVAR supplied.
lagging and load B is 400 kW at a power factor of 0.80 A. 279.04 C. 126.49
leading. Determine the overall power factor. B. 248.72 D. 158.72
A. 0.913 lag C. 0.929 lag
B. 0.951 lag D. 0.902 lag 20. Two balanced three-phase loads are connected across
a 230-V, 3-phase feeder. The first load draws 6 kW at
9. In a balanced 3-phase system, load 1 draws 60 kW and 0.80ging power factor while the second load draws 12 kW
80 leading kVAR whereas load 2 draws 160 kW and 120 at 0.866 leading power factor. Determine the current in
lagging kVAR. If the line voltage is 1000 V, find the line the feeder conductors.
current supplied by the generator supplying power to the A. 41.8 A C. 25.2 A
two loads. B. 53.2 A D. 45.6 A
A. 129 A C. 134 A
B. 117 A D. 173 A 21. The load on a three-phase wye-connected 220 V
system consist of three 6 ohms resistances in wye and in
parallel with three 9 ohms resistances connected in delta.
11. Each phase of a star-connected load consist of a non- Determine the magnitude of the line current.
reactive resistance of 100 ohms in parallel with a A. 62.8 A C. 70.2 A
capacitor of capacitance 31.8 µF. Determine the total kVA B. 68.7 A D. 63.5 A
when connected to a 416-V, 3-phase, 50 Hz supply.
A. 2.45 C. 1.73 22. Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when
B. 3.39 D. 2.67 connected to a 3-phase line. If the resistors are connected
in star, the power absorbed is _____.
12. A balanced delta-connected load when supplied from a A. 60 kW C. 20 kW
230-volt, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 3-wire supply draws a line B. 120 kW D. 180 kW
current of 10 A at a power factor of 0.80 lagging.
Determine the inductance of the load per phase. 23. Three identical resistances in wye consumes 3 kW. If
A. 31.8 mH C. 63.4 mH the resistances are connected in delta across the same
B. 23.9 mH D. 45.2 mH supply, what is the power consumed?
A. 9 kW C. 1 kW
13. Three equal resistances connected in star carry a line B. 3 kW D. 6 kW
current of 10 A. If the same resistances are connected in
delta across the same supply, what is the line current? 24. Three parallel connected loads are supplied by a 3-
A. 30 A C. 3.33 A phase, 240-V, 60 Hz source. The loads are three-phase 10
B. 10 A D. 12 A kVA, 0.80 power factor lagging; three-phase 10 kVA, unity
power factor; three-phase 10 kVA, 0.80 power factor
leading. Determine the system apparent power.
A. 36.8 kVA C. 26 kVA
B. 32.2 kVA D. 20 kVA
25. A three-phase load draws 250 kW at a power factor of
0.707 lagging from a 440-V line. In parallel with this load
is a three-phase capacitor bank which draws 60 kVA. Find
the total current.
A. 412 A C. 422 A
B. 382 A D. 314 A

26. A three-phase 100 hp mesh connected induction

motor has a full-load efficiency of 92% and a power factor
of 0.85. It is supplied by a three-phase star connected
generator. Line voltage is 1000 volts. Find the current in
its motor phase.
A. 55.08 A C. 31.81 A
B. 34.56 A D. 32.78 A

27. A balanced, Y-connected load of non-inductive

resistances is connected in parallel with a balanced delta-
connected load across a balanced 300-V, 3-phase circuit.
The total power absorbed by both loads is 19.75 kW. If
the impedance of each delta branch is 5 + j10 ohms, what
is the resistance of each Y-branch?
A. 5 ohms C. 12.33 ohms
B. 10.05 ohms D. 15.69 ohms