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Final Activity 3

The document contains 5 problems related to calculating voltages, currents, efficiencies and other parameters for 3-phase alternators operating at different loads and power factors. Key calculations include line and phase voltages for star and delta connections, generated voltage per coil, total voltage per phase, efficiency at rated load, and regulation at full load for alternators with given specifications.

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Final Activity 3

The document contains 5 problems related to calculating voltages, currents, efficiencies and other parameters for 3-phase alternators operating at different loads and power factors. Key calculations include line and phase voltages for star and delta connections, generated voltage per coil, total voltage per phase, efficiency at rated load, and regulation at full load for alternators with given specifications.

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ACTIVITY 3 FINAL-MEAC 103

1. A three phase alternator has generated EMF per phase at 230 V with 10
percent third harmonic and 6 % fifth harmonic content. Calculate the
RMS line voltage for a) star connection b) delta connection. Find also
the circulating current in delta connection if the reactance per phase of
the machine at 50 hz is 10 Ω.
2. A 72 slot three phase stator armature is wound for six poles. Using
double layer lap coils having 20 turns per coil with pitch. The flux per
pole is 4.8 x 106 lines, and the rotor speed is 1200 RPM. Calculate:
a) The generated effective voltage per coil of a full pitch coil
b) The total no. of turns per phase
c) The distribution factor
d) The pitch factor
e) The total generated voltage per phase.
2. A 250 KVA 60 cycle, 440 V, 3 phase, 8 pole altelnator has an ohmic
resistance between terminals of 0.038 Ω. The ratio of effective to
ohmic is 1.30. The friction and windage loss is 1900 watts; the core loss
corresponding to the resultant field at 0.8 power factor is 3800 watts;
the field takes 39 amperes at 125 V. At rated load and 0.8 power factor
lagging, determine a) the efficiency b)the horse power input c) the
torque on the driving shaft.
3. i) A 100 KVA. 4600 V three phase wye-connected alternator has an
armature resistance of 2 Ω per phase and synchronous armature
reactance, Xs’ of 20 Ω per phase. Find the full load generated voltage
per phase at: a)Unity power factor b) A power factor of 0.75 lagging ii)
Repeat part i) to determine the generated voltage per phase at full load
with: a) A leading load of 0.75 power factor b) A leading load of 0.4
power factor.
4. A 6 pole 3 phase 60 cycle alternator has 12 slots per pole and four
conductor per slots. The windind is pitch. There are 2,500,000
maxwells entering the armature from each north pole, and this flux is
sinusoidally distributed along the air gap. The armature coils are
connected in series. The winding is Y-connected. Determinete the open
circuit EMF of the alternator.
5. A given 3 MVA, 50 hz. 11KV, 3 phase Y-connected alternator when
supplying 100 A at zero power factor leading has a line to line voltage of
12, 370 V, when the load is removed, the terminal voltage falls down to
11,000 V. Predict the regulation of the alternator when supplying full
load at 0.8 power factor lagging. Assume an effective resistance of 0.4Ω
per phase.

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