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ECE 320

1. The circuit of figure below is excited by a 240-V, 60-Hz sinusoidal source. If C = 10 F ,

determine:
(a)
The magnitude of current I
(b)
The average value of power dissipated by resistor R

R = 10

I2

L = 25mH

Solution:
(a) It is convenient to assume V on the reference. The two branch impedances are found as
1 90
1 1
Z1 = j
90 =
= 265.258 90
=
C C
120 10 106

Z 2 = R + j L = 10 + j (120 )( 0.025 ) = 10 + j 9.425 = 13.74243.3

The branch current can now be determined.

I1 =

V
2400
=
= 0.90590 A
Z1 265.258 90

I2 =

V
2400
=
= 17.465 43.3 A
Z 2 13.74243.3

Applying KCL,
I = I1 + I 2 = 0.90590 + 17.465 43.3
= 12.710 j11.073 = 16.857 41.06 A

Hence,
I = 16.857 A

(b) The power dissipated by R is

PR = I 22 R = (17.465 ) (10 ) = 3050.26 W
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2.

A set of balanced three-phase voltages is impressed on a balanced, three-phase, deltaconnected load. If Vab = 72000 V and I a = 120 A. Determine:
(a)
(b)

The phase current I ab

The total average power supplied to the load.

Solution:
Assume a b c phase sequence.
(a) The phase current I ab
Ia

I ab =

3 30

120
3 30

I ab = 6.92830 A

(b) The total average power supplied to the load.

= Vab I ab = 30 ,
PT = 3VL I L cos = 3 ( 7200 )(12 ) cos ( 30 ) = 129.60 kW

3.

Capacitors C are added to the 60-Hz, three-phase network given below to correct the
input power factor to unity. Determine:
(a)
(b)

The value of C
If V AB = 480 V, find the total kVAR rating of the capacitor bank.

j 4
C
C

C
Solution:
(a) The R-L branches of the delta network can be converted to an equivalent wye network by
1

ZY = Z =

( 3 + j 4)

In order for a unity PF to exist, the reactive power supplied by the capacitor of each phase
must equal the reactive power supplied to the inductor of each phase.
2

V
CV = LY
ZY
2

or
1

C=

LY
ZY2

LY
R L
+

3 3
2

= 3

( 4 /120 )
2

3 4
+
3 3

= 1273.2 F

(b)

QT = 3 CV = 3 (120 ) 1273.2 10
2

480

= 110.59 kVARs
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