Two balanced three-phase loads are connected in parallel and are supplied by a generator with 480 VLL through a lossless line. - Load 1: wye-connected, absorbs 84 kW (3-phase), 0.8 PF lagging - Load 2: delta-connected, absorbs 34 kVA (3-phase), 0.6 PF leading Find the magnitude of the source line current in A.

Name: two balanced three phase loads are connected in parallel and are supplied by a generator with 480 vll through a lossless line load 1 wye connected absorbs 84 kw 3 phase 08 pf lagging load 2 27026
Uploaded: 2022-09-29T06:40:40-08:00
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Description: two balanced three phase loads are connected in parallel and are supplied by a generator with 480 vll through a lossless line load 1 wye connected absorbs 84 kw 3 phase 08 pf lagging load 2 27026

          Two balanced three-phase loads are connected in parallel and are
supplied by a generator with 480 VLL through a lossless line. -
Load 1: wye-connected, absorbs 84 kW (3-phase), 0.8 PF lagging -
Load 2: delta-connected, absorbs 34 kVA (3-phase), 0.6 PF leading
Find the magnitude of the source line current in A.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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09/29/2022

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For Load 1 (wye-connected), we use the formula for three-phase power: P = sqrt(3) * VLL * I * PF. Solving for I gives us I = P / (sqrt(3) * VLL * PF) = 84,000 W / (sqrt(3) * 480 V * 0.8) = 100 A. For Load 2 (delta-connected), we use the formula for three-phase Show more…

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Two balanced three-phase loads are connected in parallel and are supplied by a generator with 480 VLL through a lossless line. - Load 1: wye-connected, absorbs 84 kW (3-phase), 0.8 PF lagging - Load 2: delta-connected, absorbs 34 kVA (3-phase), 0.6 PF leading Find the magnitude of the source line current in A.