Three-Phase Power

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 Definitions

• 4 wires
– 3 “active” phases, A, B, C
– 1 “ground”, or “neutral”
• Color Code
– Phase A Red
– Phase B Black
– Phase C Blue
– Neutral White or Gray

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Phasor Diagram

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Delta-Connected Sources

VLINE = V
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Phasor Diagram, VAB as reference

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Look at the Currents

I = ILINE / 3
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Y-Connected Sources

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Phasor Diagram with A as reference

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Complete Phasor Diagram

VLINE = 3V
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Look at the Currents

I = ILINE
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Three-Phase Bridge Rectifier

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Conduction Sequence

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Average Output Voltage, Vdc

T
1
Vdc   f (t )dt
T 0


2 6
Vdc  
2 0
3Vm cos td (t )

6
3 3
Vdc  Vm  1.654Vm

13
 rms Output Voltage
1
   2

 2 6

 0 3Vm cos td (t ) 
2 2
Vrms
2
 
 6 
1
3 9 3 2
Vrms     Vm
 2 4 
Vrms  1.6554Vm 14
 Diode Currents

3Vm
Im   peak
R
1

  2

 4 
6
Ir    I m cos td (t ) 
2 2

2 0
 
I r  0.5518I m
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Transformer Secondary Current
1

  2

 8 
6
Is   0  
2 2
I cos td ( t ) 
2
m
 
1
2  1 2  2
I s  I m    sin 
  6 2 6 
I s  0.7804 I m
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 Instantaneous Output Voltage

2 2
v0 (t )  0.9549Vm (1  cos(6t )  cos(12t )  ...
35 143

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