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Lecture

Triangle-Star Transformation

Description

This lecture covers the transformation of a triangle assembly into a star assembly in electrical engineering, focusing on reducing power consumption without changing voltage or phase impedances. It also discusses the adaptation to higher voltage networks and the replacement of three-phase loads to maintain power. Examples and calculations are provided to illustrate the concepts.

In MOOC

Electrical engineering II

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Electrical engineering

Power engineering: Electric power transmission

Physics

Electromagnetism: Electrical networks

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Three-phase electric power (abbreviated 3φ) is a common type of alternating current (AC) used in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. It is a type of polyphase system employing three wires (or four including an optional neutral return wire) and is the most common method used by electrical grids worldwide to transfer power. Three-phase electrical power was developed in the 1880s by several people. In three-phase power, the voltage on each wire is 120 degrees phase shifted relative to each of the other wires.

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Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after the commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electrical power generation, distribution, and use.

Two-phase electric power

Two-phase electrical power was an early 20th-century polyphase alternating current electric power distribution system. Two circuits were used, with voltage phases differing by one-quarter of a cycle, 90°. Usually circuits used four wires, two for each phase. Less frequently, three wires were used, with a common wire with a larger-diameter conductor. Some early two-phase generators had two complete rotor and field assemblies, with windings physically offset to provide two-phase power.

Electrical impedance

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Input impedance

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