Wye-Delta Transformations

Difficulty in combining Resistors

How do we combine resistors R1 through

R6 when the resistors are neither in series
nor in parallel?
Delta & Wye Networks

Delta Network Pi Network

Delta & Wye Networks

Wye Network Tee Network

Delta to Wye Conversion
Delta to Wye Conversion

Each resistor in the Y network is the product of

the resistors in the two adjacent ∆ branches,
divided by the sum of the three ∆ resistors.
Wye to Delta Conversion
Wye to Delta Conversion

Each resistor in the ∆ network is the sum of all

possible products of Y resistors taken two at a
time, divided by the opposite Y resistor.
Balanced
The Y and ∆ networks are said to be balanced
when:
R1 = R2 = R3 = RY,
Ra = R b = Rc = R ∆

Under these conditions, conversion formulas

become
Example:
1. Convert to Y network
Example:
2. Obtain the equivalent resistance Rab for the
circuit in the figure and use it to find current i.