We know that there is a power lose because of having unbalanced 3phase load, how can i calculate the power and money lose because of unbalanced load in a building or a factory MDB. Thanks in advanced
Please describe the tariff structure applied to this unbalanced load.
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Your 3 phase meter does not know, nor does it care, about the degree
of imbalance, it will still only record the amount of energy consumed.
Your utility might though, and charge you a penalty for being severely
unbalanced. Unbalanced loads can also lead to poor power factor, another
area where you can be penalized by the utility. As PWS pointed out,
only the tariffs will tell you if this is the case.
The place where an "extra" charge might occur is through the extra
heating that your motors might be experiencing as a result of the
imbalance, and the additional loss of life that the heating may be
causing. Calculating this is problematic, it's much easier to take Lyn's
suggestion and actually measure the difference between balanced and
unbalanced operation at the same mechanical loading. Rent a power
quality meter and balance your loads, and/or hire an electrical engineer
to guide you.
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...and it will be money wasted. A zig-zag transformer does not magically balance the circuit nor eliminate the losses, it will however provide a low impedance path for trapping the resulting third harmonic/zero sequence currents, similar to what a delta winding does.
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