608 Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology
Figure 34.13
The network of Figure 34.12 may thus be redrawn as shown in
Figure 34.14. The 4 and 2 resistances are in series with each
other, as are the 1 and 5 resistors. Hence the equivalent network
is as shown in Figure 34.15. The total equivalent resistance across
terminals A and B is given by
R
AB
D
66
6 C 6
C 10 D 13 Z
(b) Current supplied by the 52 V source, i.e., current I in Figure 34.15,
is given by
I D
V
Z
AB
D
52
13
D 4A
(c) From Figure 34.15, current I
1
D [6/6 C 6]I D 2 A, and current
I
2
D 2 A also. From Figure 34.14, p.d. across AC, V
AC
D I
1
4 D
8 V and p.d. across AD, V
AD
D I
2
1 D 2 V. Hence p.d. between
C and D (i.e., p.d. across the 8 resistance of Figure 34.12) is given
by 8 2 D 6V.
Thus the current in the 8 Z resistance is given by V
CD
/8 D 6/8 D
0.75 A
Problem 4. Figure 34.16 shows an Anderson bridge used
to measure, with high accuracy, inductance L
X
and series
resistance R
X
(a) Transform the delta ABD into its equivalent star connection
and hence determine the balance equations for R
X
and L
X
(b) If R
2
D R
3
D 1k, R
4
D 500 , R
5
D 200 and C D 2 µF,
determine the values of R
X
and L
X
at balance.
(a) The delta ABD is redrawn separately in Figure 34.17, together with
its equivalent star connection comprising impedances Z
1
, Z
2
and Z
3
.
From equation (34.7),
Z
1
D
R
5
jX
C
R
5
jX
C
C R
3
D
jR
5
X
C
R
3
C R
5
jX
C
From equation (34.8),
Z
2
D
jX
C
R
3
R
5
jX
C
C R
3
D
jR
3
X
C
R
3
C R
5
jX
C
From equation (34.9),
Z
3
D
R
5
R
3
R
3
C R
5
jX
C
Figure 34.14