Electrical Power and Machines

Experime nt: Introduction to Electrical Power

Objective: To perform single phase and three phase power supply connection and to observe
electrical power operation under load.

Experime nt Outcome: By the end of the experiment, the student will be able to understand
the working characteristics of single phase and three phase power supply, delta and star
connection and the operation of power under load.

Appratus: Three phase variable power supply, three phase transformer, digital multimeter,
capacitive load, resisitive load, inductive load, digital multimeter, oscilloscope, power factor
meter and connecting plugs.

Theoretical Review

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Procedures

Diagram 1: Resistive Load

Diagram 2: Inductive Load

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Diagram 3: Capacitive Load

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A) Electrical Supply

a) Single phase

1. Connect the three phase variable power supply (single phase connection) to the
analog voltmeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal single phase voltage.
Record down your observation.

V phase : _________________

2. Connect the three phase variable power supply (single phase connection) to the digital
multimeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal single phase voltage. Record
down your observation.

V phase : _________________

3. Determine the frequency of the input voltage using the oscilloscope. Draw the
observed graph (single phase connection) and record down your observation.

f (frequency): _________________
t (time period): _________________

b) Three phase

4. Connect the three phase variable power supply (three phase connection) to the analog
voltmeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal three phase voltage. Record
down your observation.

V phase : _________________
Vline-to-line : _________________

5. Connect the three phase variable power supply (three phase connection) to the digital
multimeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal three phase voltage. Record
down your observation.

V phase,1 : _________________
V phase,2 : _________________
V phase,3 : _________________
Vline1-to-line2 : _________________
Vline2-to-line3 : _________________
Vline3-to-line1 : _________________

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6. Determine the frequency of the input voltage using the oscilloscope. Draw the graph
of three phase voltage supply and record down your observation.

f (frequency): _________________
t (time period): _________________

7. Connect the three phase variable power supply (three phase connection) in a star
connection to the digital multimeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal three
phase voltage. Record down your observation. Draw the connection diagram.

V phase : _________________

8. Connect the three phase variable power supply (three phase connection) in a delta
connection to the digital multimeter using the connecting plugs. Set the nominal three
phase voltage. Record down your observation. Draw the connection diagram.

Vline-to-line : _________________

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B) Ope ration under Load

Single phase Digital Load

voltage multimeter

Power factor
meter

Block Diagram 1: Load connection

a) Resistive Load

1. Connect the resistive load with the power supply (single phase connection) as shown
in the Block Diagram 1.

2. The resistive load is set at 100%.

3. Record down the following values:

V phase : _________________
I phase: _________________
frequency: _________________
P: _________________
Q: _________________
cos : _________________

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 b) Inductive Load

4. Connect the inductive load with the power supply (single phase connection) as shown
in the Block Diagram 1.

5. The inductive load is set at ______________.

6. Record down the following values:

V phase : _________________
I phase: _________________
frequency: _________________
P: _________________
Q: _________________
cos : _________________

c) Capacitive Load

7. Connect the inductive load with the power supply (single phase connection) as shown
in the Block Diagram 1.

8. The capacitive load is set at ______________.

9. Record down the following values:

V phase : _________________
I phase: _________________
frequency: _________________
P: _________________
Q: _________________
cos : _________________

No further work required.

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