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Which of the following is true for the three-phase load shown in the figure?

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  1. Balanced load
  2. Unbalanced load, and IN = IA
  3. Unbalanced load, and IN = IB + IC
  4. Unbalanced load, and IN = IB + IC + IA

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Option 3 : Unbalanced load, and IN = IB + IC
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Concept

  • A three-phase load system is said to be a balanced load if the magnitudes of the phase currents are equal and the phase angles of the currents are 120° apart.
  • Phase current is equal (I= IB = IC), so no current flows through the neutral (I= IA +IB + IC).
  • If any one of the phase currents becomes zero, the three-phase load becomes an unbalanced load.


Explanation

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In the given figure, the phase A is open circuited. So, I= 0.

Thus the load is unbalanced and the current through the neutral is IN = IB + IC

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