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CALC 06 · POWERFREE

Three-Phase Power

SYSTEM PARAMETERS
V
A
Lagging (Inductive)FairLeading (Capacitive)
QUICK PRESETS
CALCULATION SHEET
P = 16.78 kWQ = 10.40 kVARS = 19.75 kVAφ = 31.8°
Real Power (P)
16.78 kW
Reactive Power (Q)
10.40 kVAR
Apparent Power (S)
19.75 kVA
Power Factor
0.850

System Details

Line-to-Line Voltage:380 V
Line-to-Neutral:219.4 V
Line Current:30 A
Phase Current:30 A
Derivation
  1. 01Configuration: WYE
  2. 02Line-to-Line Voltage (VLL): 380 V
  3. 03Line-to-Neutral Voltage (VLN): 380 / √3 = 219.39 V
  4. 04Line Current (IL): 30 A
  5. 05Phase Current (Iph): 30 A (same as line current in Wye)
  6. 06Apparent Power (S): S = √3 × VLL × IL
  7. 07S = 1.732 × 380 × 30 = 19745.38 VA
  8. 08Real Power (P): P = S × cosφ
  9. 09P = 19745.38 × 0.85 = 16783.57 W
  10. 10Reactive Power (Q): Q = S × sinφ
  11. 11Q = 19745.38 × 0.527 = 10401.52 VAR
  12. 12Power Triangle: S² = P² + Q²
  13. 13Verification: √(16783.57² + 10401.52²) = 19745.38 VA ✓
REFERENCE — THREE-PHASE POWER FORMULAS
S = √3 × VLL × IL
P = S × cosφ
Q = S × sinφ
Configuration:
Wye: VLN = VLL / √3, IL = IPh
Delta: VLL = VPh, IL = √3 × IPh