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ELECTRICAL RATINGS:
Please refer to the first week lecture notes. Give your best answers to the questions
concerning electrical ratings in the examples below.
Figure 1 shows a 3-phase wye (star), 4-wire distribution system with regional
voltages, also with neutral ground (earth).
Figure 2 shows the 120/240 V ac, single phase, 3-wire distribution system with
center-tapped ground, prevalently used in North America. .
Voltage ranges are customarily denoted with a dash(-), such as 100-240 V ac.
Separated voltage ranges are customarily denoted with a slash (/)such as 100-
120/200-240 V ac. However, to denote multiple-voltage/multiple-wire systems,
the slash is used to denote the difference between the two voltages.
Phases are denoted as 3ph or 3-phase. Number of wires are denoted like
4-W or 4-wire
For the following, state the electrical ratings as clearly as possible, using
necessary terms of voltage, phases, number of wires, current, and
frequency.
1. [10 Points] (a) If you have electrical utilization equipment that needs three (3)
120 V ac phases, no neutral, draws 12 A per phase, what would the electrical
rating be (see Slide 14-16) .
2. [10 Points] (a) If you have single-phase electrical utilization equipment that
can be powered from either 208 V or 240 V in North America, or 230 V in Europe,
and draws 10 A, what would the electrical rating be?(see Slides 14 through 16)
3. [10 Points] (a) If you have a three-wire electrical utilization equipment that
uses North American line-to-line voltages of either 208 V or 240 V, 16 A, and a
line-to-neutral load of 10 A, how will you electrically rate this utilization
equipment in voltage, number of wires, current, and frequency? (see Slides 14
through 16)
Bonus [5 Points] For the example in 3(a), what would be the neutral current for
the utilization equipment?
4. [10 Points] Using Electric Current Abroad (on Moodle), what is the 3-phase
voltage and frequency of the power system used in:
a) Casablanca, Morocco
c) Australia
d) Japan