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Find Io, I1, I2 when (a) Switch is closed for balanced load (b) Switch is open.

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The diagram shows a three-phase system with three input currents, each 5A5A. The triangular shape represents a three-phase load, most likely a delta connection, given the direct connections to the vertices. The currents I0I_0, I1I_1, and I2I_2 are shown leaving the vertices. In a standard three-phase delta connection, these would typically represent the phase currents flowing within the branches of the delta. We will assume I0,I1,I2I_0, I_1, I_2 refer to the magnitudes of these phase currents.

  • a) Switch S is closed for a balanced load.
  1. Identify the type of connection and currents.

    The three $5A$ currents are the line currents ($I_L$) entering a balanced three-phase delta-connected load.  
    The currents $I_0, I_1, I_2$ are the phase currents ($I_P$) within the delta load.
    
  2. Apply the relationship between line and phase currents for a balanced delta load.

    For a balanced delta-connected load, the magnitude of the line current is $\sqrt{3}$ times the magnitude of the phase current:
    $$
    I_L = \sqrt{3} I_P
    $$
    Therefore, the phase current is:
    $$
    I_P = \frac{I_L}{\sqrt{3}}
    $$
    
  3. Substitute the given line current and calculate the phase currents.

    Given $I_L = 5A$:
    $$
    I_0 = I_1 = I_2 = \frac{5}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ A}
    $$
    $$
    I_0 = I_1 = I_2 \approx \frac{5}{1.732} \text{ A}
    $$
    $$
    I_0 = I_1 = I_2 \approx 2.887 \text{ A}
    $$
    The currents are:
    $$
    \boxed{I_0 = I_1 = I_2 = \frac{5}{\sqrt{3}} \text{ A}}
    $$
    
    • b) Switch S is open.
  4. Analyze the circuit configuration when the switch is open.

    When switch S is open, the third input line (the bottom one) is disconnected from the load. This means the current in that line becomes $0A$. The system is no longer a balanced three-phase system; it becomes an open-delta (or V-connection) system.
    
  5. Determine the currents in the remaining phases.

    In an open-delta system, the two remaining line currents are equal to the phase currents in the two active phases. The third phase current (corresponding to the disconnected line) will be zero.  
    From the diagram, the top input line (corresponding to $I_0$) and the middle input line (corresponding to $I_1$) are still connected, each carrying $5A$. The bottom input line (corresponding to $I_2$) is disconnected.  
    Therefore, the phase currents will be:
    $$
    I_0 = 5 \text{ A}
    $$
    $$
    I_1 = 5 \text{ A}
    $$
    $$
    I_2 = 0 \text{ A}
    $$
    The currents are:
    $$
    \boxed{I_0 = 5 \text{ A}, I_1 = 5 \text{ A}, I_2 = 0 \text{ A}}
    $$
    
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