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Line Current calculation of a 3 phase generator

04/21/2009 3:22 AM

How do you calculate the line current of a three phase generator?
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Re: Line Current calculation of a 3 phase generator

04/21/2009 3:26 AM

Calculate? Eh?

Measure it with a clamp-on ammeter!

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Re: Line Current calculation of a 3 phase generator

04/21/2009 3:41 AM

as this is case of three phase balnce system you can calculate line current by below formula

A (line to line)full load =kva DG/1.732*voltage
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Re: Line Current calculation of a 3 phase generator

04/23/2009 10:26 AM

for 3 phase balnce system you can also calculate line current by formula given below

I = KW /(KV*1.732*power factor)

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