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Chapter 8

Three-Phase Circuits

Three-Phase Circuits
Three-Phase Circuits
In general, AC power distribution systems are classified as single-phase, two-phase, or three-phase. Single-phase circuits involve a single source ...
Generation of Three-Phase Voltage
Generation of Three-Phase Voltage
A three-phase AC generator with a rotating magnet surrounded by stationary windings is used to generate three-phase voltages. The stator houses three ...
Three-Phase Voltages
Three-Phase Voltages
In three-phase four-wire systems, three Y-connected voltage sources generate balanced phase voltages. There are two phase sequences based on the order in ...
The Y-to-Y Circuit
The Y-to-Y Circuit
Balanced four-wire Y-to-Y systems consist of three balanced Y-connected sinusoidal voltage sources and loads with the neutral wire connecting both the ...
The Y-to-Delta Circuit
The Y-to-Delta Circuit
In electrical power grids, balanced Y-to-Delta circuits feature Y-connected voltage sources and delta-connected loads, typically without a neutral line. ...
The Delta-to-Delta Circuit
The Delta-to-Delta Circuit
A balanced delta-to-delta system has a delta-connected source and load. The delta-connected sources are assumed to be in positive sequence to express the ...
The Delta-to-Y Circuit
The Delta-to-Y Circuit
A balanced delta-to-Y system features a balanced delta-connected source powering a balanced Y-connected load. In this delta-Y circuit, a positive abc ...
Power in a Three-Phase Circuit
Power in a Three-Phase Circuit
A manufacturing plant with several heavy machines requires significant power supplied by a balanced three-phase system. To determine the instantaneous ...
Power Distribution in Three-phase and Single Phase Circuits
Power Distribution in Three-phase and Single Phase Circuits
Consider a two-wire single-phase system providing electricity to homes and a three-wire balanced three-phase system powering a factory with heavy ...
Line Loss
Line Loss
Consider a balanced three-wire Y-to-Y circuit represented in the time domain, which can be transformed into a per-phase equivalent circuit. First, the ...
Reducing Line Loss
Reducing Line Loss
To minimize line losses in three-phase circuits, two transformers are added: a step-up transformer at the source and a step-down transformer at the load. ...
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