Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Department

Electrical Engineering (UEE001)

Tutorial Sheet-7 (Jan-June 2022)
Q.1. Phase voltages of a star connected alternator are 𝑉" = 231∠0* 𝑉; 𝑉+ = 231∠ − 120* 𝑉
and 𝑉- = 231∠ + 120* 𝑉. What is the phase sequence of the system. Compute the line voltages.
Ans: RYB and 400V

Q.2. A balanced star connected load of (8+j6) W per phase is connected to a balanced 3-phase,
400V supply. Find the line current, power factor, power consumed and total VA.
Ans: 23.1A, 0.8 lag, 12.8kW, 16kVA

Q.3. A balanced star connected load of 18kW taking a leading current of 60A when connected to
a 3-phase 440V, 50Hz supply. Find the values and nature of the load.
Ans: p.f. =0.39 lead, R= 1.6667W, X = 3.892W

Q.4. A balanced delta connected load of (16+j12) W per phase is connected to a balanced 3-phase,
400V supply. Find the phase current, power factor, power consumed, reactive power & total VA.
Ans: 20A, 0.8 lag, 19.2kW, 14.4kVAr, 24kVA

Q.5. Three similar coils each having a resistance of 8 W and inductance of 0.0191H in series in
each phase is connected across a 400V, 3-phase 50Hz supply. Calculate the line current, power
input, kVA and kVAr taken by the load when (a) Star connected (b) Delta connected.
Ans: (a) 23A, 12.8kW, 16kVA, 9.6kVAr (b) 69.28A, 38.4kW, 48VA, 28.8kVAr

Q.6. Power of 3-phase system is measured with 2 wattmeter method. The reading of the wattmeter
are 1200W and 300W. What is the power factor of the load?
Ans: 0.6934 lag

Q.7. Two wattmeter are connected to measure the total power of a 3-phase balanced system. One
measures 4.8KW, while other reads backwards. On reversing the latter it is found to read 400W.
What is the total power and power factor.
Ans: 4.4kW and 0.438 lag

Q.8. Power of 3-phase system is measured with 2 wattmeter method. The total power is 30kW at
0.7p.f lagging. Find the reading of each wattmeter.
Ans: 23.83kW and 6.165kW

Q.9. A 3-phase balanced load connected across a 3-phase 400V AC supply draws a line current of
10A. Two wattmeter are used to measure the input power. The ratio of two wattmeter readings is
2:1. Find the reading of the two wattmeter.
Ans: 4kW and 2kW

Q.10. A balanced star connected inductive load is connected to a 400V, 50Hz AC supply. Two
wattmeter used to measure supply power indicates 8kW and 4kW respectively. Determine, Line
current, Impedance of each phase, resistance and inductance of each phase.
Ans: 20A, 11.54W, 10W, 18.38mH