Question 1:
For the single-phase system in Figure 1, it is given that the load 𝑍!”#$ is consuming 16𝑘𝑉𝐴 at a 𝑝𝑓 = 0.6 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔. The voltage across the load 𝑽!”#$ = 120∠0°𝑉(𝑟𝑚𝑠).
The line impedance is 𝑍!&’( = 1 + 𝑗2Ω
Figure 1
- For the load impedance, 𝑍!”#$, draw the power triangle and find (include units for each of the first three values): 𝑃!”#$; 𝑄!”#$; |𝑆!”#$|; 𝑆!”#$ and the power factor angle 𝜃)*
- Find the load impedance: 𝑍+”#$
- Find the power losses on the line impedance 𝑆+&’((𝑍+&’()
Question 2:
Given the single-phase system in Figure 2, given that:
- 𝑉!”#$ = 13,800∠0°𝑉,-.
- Load 1: 60kW at 0.8 power factor lead;
- Load 2: 160 kVA at 0.5 power factor lag;
Figure 2
- Find and draw the power triangle for load 𝑍!”#$/: what is the real power 𝑃!”#$/ and reactive power 𝑄!”#$/ consumed by load 𝑍!”#$/
- Find and draw the power triangle for load 𝑍!”#$0: what is the real power 𝑃!”#$0 and reactive power 𝑄!”#$0 consumed by load 𝑍!”#$0
- Find the power factor (pf) for the total load 𝑍!”#$_(2 = 𝑍!”#$/||𝑍!”#$0 and the total apparent power H𝑆!”#$_(2H in Figure 3
Figure 3
- Find the line current phasor Iline
- A capacitor is added in parallel to ZLoad_eq (see figure 4). If the power grid frequency is f=60Hz, calculate the size of the capacitor 𝐶3″-) required in order to correct the power factor for the load to 0.95 lag
Figure 4
332:494/599 HW 1 2
Question 3:
A small manufacturing plant is located 3km down a transmission line, which has a series reactance of j0.4 Ω/km. The line resistance is negligible. The plant is a three-phase load with a line voltage of 690V (Assume a positive sequence and a phase voltage Van that serves as reference with angle ∠0 ). It consumes 200 kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. (a) Determine the line voltage at the source
(b) Determine the 3-phase complex power generated by the source
Question4:
The following three-phase loads are connected in parallel across a 3,800 V (line-line;
| (Assume a positive sequence and a phase voltage Van that serves as reference with angle | |
| ∠0 ) | balanced three-phase power network: |
Load 1: 120 kVA at 0.9 power factor lag; Load 2: 180 kW at 0.55 power factor lead; Load 3: 30 kW at unity power factor.
- Find the total complex power of the three loads
- Find the overall power factor
- Find line current in the supply line



