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Unit 4

N. Cotter

STUDY GUIDE*

 

To pass the unit exam, you must be able to do the following (using books and notes):

Learning Objective

Reading

Power electronics

3-phase systems

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

 

4.1.    Solve for phase and line voltages and currents in balanced three-phase circuits, including Y-Y, Y-Δ, D-Y, and Δ-D.

Chap 11

Sec   11.1-

         11.4

Power electronics

AC power

Tutorial | (pdf)

p(t), P, Q

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Example 3 (pdf)

 

4.2.    For the sinusoidal steady-state case, find the instantaneous, average, and reactive power delivered or absorbed by sources or circuit elements. Find the power factor for specified cases.

Chap 10

Sec   10.1-

         10.2

Power electronics

AC power

RMS (root-mean-square)

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

 

4.3.    Find the effective (rms) value of a given periodic function.

Chap 9

Sec   9.1

Chap 10

Sec   10.3

Chap 16

Sec   16.7

Power electronics

AC power

Complex power

Example (pdf)

 

4.4.    Calculate complex power for specified circuits and explain its meaning.

Chap 10

Sec   10.4-

         10.5

Power electronics

3-phase systems

Power

Example (pdf)

 

4.5.    Calculate complex power and power in balanced three-phase circuits.

Chap 11

Sec   11.5

 

Transformers

Linear transformers

Example (pdf)

 

4.6.    Calculate voltages, currents, power, and impedances in circuits containing linear transformers.

 

Chap 6

Sec   6.4-

         6.5

Chap 9

Sec   9.10

Transformers

Ideal transformers

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

 

4.7.    Calculate voltages, currents, power, and impedances in circuits containing ideal transformers.

 

Chap 9

Sec   9.11

 



*     The material in this handout is based extensively on concepts developed by C. H. Durney, Professor Emeritus of the University of Utah.