Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780078028229
Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 1PP
The essential component of a toaster is an electrical element (a resistor) that converts electrical energy to heat energy. How much current drawn by a toaster with resistance 15 Ω at 110 V?
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Three similar coils, connected in star, take a total
power of 1.5 kW, at a power factor of 0.2, from a
three-phase, 400 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate: (a) the
resistance and inductance of each coil; (b) the line
currents if one of the coils is short-circuited.
(a) Three 20 µF capacitors are star-connected across
a 400 V, 50 Hz, three-phase, three-wire supply.
Calculate the current in each line. (b) If one of the
capacitors is short-circuited, calculate the line cur
rents. (c) If one of the capacitors is open-circuited,
calculate: the line currents and the p.d. across each
of the other two capacitors.
ANS:
1.525 A; 2.64 A, 2.64 A, 4.57 A; 1.32 A, 1.32 A, 0;
210 V
Explain the advantages of three-phase supply for
distribution purposes.
(b) Assuming the relationship between the line and
phase values of currents and voltages, show that
the active power input to a three-phase balanced
load is √3VI cos φ, where V and I are line quantities.
(c) Three similar inductors, each of resistance 10 Ω
and inductance 0.019 H, are delta-connected to a
three-phase, 400 V, 50 Hz sinusoidal supply. Calcu
late: the value of the line current; the power
factor and the active power input to the circuit.
ANS:
59.5 A, 0.858 lag, 35.5 kW
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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