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Choose the best response to complete the sentence or answer the question. You will need symbol font on your computer to see Greek symbols such as mu.gif and omega.gif.

1 .       Polyphase generators produce simultaneous multiple sinusoidal voltages that are separated by [Hint]

 
 
 
 


2 .       The most common type of ac motor is the [Hint]

 
 
 
 


3 .       A single-phase sinusoidal voltage of 120 V is connected to a 90 omega.gif load. Current in the circuit is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


4 .       Referring to Problem 3, power consumption is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


5 .       Referring to Problem 3, the total copper cross section must handle [Hint]

 
 
 
 


6 .       A two-phase generator is connected to two 90 omega.gif load resistors. Each coil generates 120 V ac. A common neutral line exists. How much current flows through the common neutral line? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


7 .       Referring to Problem 6, the total copper cross section must handle [Hint]

 
 
 
 


8 .       A three-phase generator is connected to three 90 omega.gif load resistors. Each coil generates 120 V ac. A common neutral line exists. How much current flows through the common neutral line? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


9 .       Compare the total copper cross sections in terms of current-carrying capacity for a single-phase and a three-phase 120 V system with effective load resistance of 15 omega.gif. [Hint]

 
 
 
 


10 .       A constant load power means a uniform conversion of [Hint]

 
 
 
 


11 .       In a three-phase system, the voltages are separated by [Hint]

 
 
 
 


12 .       In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


13 .       In a Y-connected circuit, the magnitude of each line current is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


14 .       In a Y-connected circuit, between each line voltage and the nearest phase voltage, there is a phase angle of [Hint]

 
 
 
 


15 .       If in a Y-connected ac generator, each phase voltage has a magnitude of 90 VRMS, what is the magnitude of each line voltage? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


16 .       In a delta.gif-connected generator, all of the phase voltages are [Hint]

 
 
 
 


17 .       A three-phase delta.gif-connected generator is driving a balanced load such that each phase current is 12 A in magnitude. When I θa = 12 angle.gif30° A, what are the polar expressions for the other phase currents? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


18 .       In a certain three-wire Y-connected generator, the phase voltages are 2 kV. The magnitudes of the line voltages are [Hint]

 
 
 
 


19 .       Referring to Problem 18, if all phase currents are 3 A, the line current magnitudes are [Hint]

 
 
 
 


20 .       In a Y-Y source/load configuration, the [Hint]

 
 
 
 


21 .       In a Y-connected source feeding a delta.gif-connected load, [Hint]

 
 
 
 


22 .       In a delta.gif-connected source feeding a Y-connected load, [Hint]

 
 
 
 


23 .       In a delta.gif-connected source driving a delta.gif-connected load, the [Hint]

 
 
 
 


24 .       In a certain Y-Y system, the source phase currents each have a magnitude of 9 A. The magnitude of each load current for a balanced load condition is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


25 .       In a balanced three-phase load, each phase has [Hint]

 
 
 
 






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