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Date:
Experiment 7
AIM:
To measure the power consumed by following loads using two Wattmeter’s in 3-Phase System.
a) Case 1: Balanced Star Connected Resistive Load
b) Case 2: Balanced Star Connected Resistive-Inductive Load
APPARATUS:
Apparatus Specifications Range
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Wattmeter
Resistive Load
Inductive Load
THEORY:
The connection diagram for the measurement of power in three phase power measurement circuit using
two wattmeter’s method is shown in Figure 1. This is irrespective of the circuit connection star or delta.
The circuit may be taken as balanced or unbalanced one, balanced type being only a special case.
Note the connection of two wattmeter’s in Fig.1. The current coil of the wattmeter’s 1 and 2 are
connected in series with R and B phase, respectively. Pressure or voltage coils of the wattmeter’s 1 and
2 are connected across phases R-Y and B-Y, respectively. Y is the third phase in which no current coil
is connected.
If star connected circuit is taken as an example, the total instantaneous power consumed in the circuit
is,
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OBSERVATION TABLE:
Case 1: Balanced Star Connected Resistive Load
VRY VBY IR IY W1 W2 PF angle
(Volts) (Volts) (Amp) (Amp) (Watt) (Watt)
Calculate: 3 VL I L cos f and compare it with W1 + W2
Case 2: Balanced Star Connected Resistive-Inductive Load
VRY VBY IR IY W1 W2 PF angle
(Volts) (Volts) (Amp) (Amp) (Watt) (Watt)
Calculate: 3 VL I L cos f and compare it with W1 + W2
CALCULATION:
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CONCLUSION:
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