Three Phase Circuits

Advantages of three phase circuits

Generation of three phase voltage

Balanced Load

Three phase connections- Star and Delta

star connection

To derive relation between phase and line voltage

From the Figure,

VRY (VRN ) (VYN ) 2VRN VYN cos 60

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Substituting VRN=VYN=Vph and VRY=VL

Delta connection

To derive relation between phase and line current in Delta connection

From the figure, I R

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Substituting IR=IL and IRY=IBR=Iph, we obtain:

( I RY ) ( I BR ) 2I RY I BR cos 60
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I L 3I ph