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Delta to Wye Transformation:

You are given the following circuit. Determine Req.
9

10

+
_

5
10

eq

Figure 5.1: Diagram to start wye to delta.

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Delta to Wye Transformation:
9

10

+
_

5
10

eq

We cannot use resistors in parallel. We cannot use

resistors in series. If we knew V and I we could solve
V
Req =
I
There is another way to solve the problem without solving
for I (given, assume, V) and calculating Req for V/I.

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Delta to Wye Transformation:
Consider the following:

Delta configuration

Wye configuration

Figure 5.14: Delta to Wye circuits.

We equate the resistance of Rab, Rac and Rbc of (a)

to Rab , Rac and Rbc of (b) respectively.

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Consider the following:

R3

Delta configuration
Rab = Ra + Rb =

R2(R1 + R3)

Wye configuration
Eq 5.1

R1 + R2 + R3
Rac = Ra + Rc =

R1(R2 + R3)

Eq 5.2

R1 + R2 + R3
Rbc = Rb + Rc =

R3(R1 + R2)
R1 + R2 + R3

Eq 5.3

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Consider the following:
a

(a ) w y e c o n fig u r a tio n

b
3

(b ) d e lta c o n fig u r a tio n

Ra

R1 R2
R1 R2 R3

R1

Ra Rb Rb Rc Rc Ra
Rb

Eq 5.4

Rb

R2 R3
R1 R2 R3

R2

Ra Rb Rb Rc Rc Ra
Rc

Eq 5.5

Rc

R1 R3
R1 R2 R3

R3

Ra Rb Rb Rc Rc Ra
Ra

Eq 5.6

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Observe the following:
Go to wye

Go to delta

R1 R2
R1 R2 R3

Ra Rb Rb Rc Rc Ra
R1
Rb

Eq 5.4

R2 R3
Rb
R1 R2 R3

R R Rb Rc Rc Ra
R2 a b
Rc

Eq 5.5

R1 R3
Rc
R1 R2 R3

Ra Rb Rb Rc Rc Ra
R3
Ra

Eq 5.6

Ra

We note that the denominator for Ra, Rb, Rc is the same.

We note that the numerator for R1, R2, R3 is the same.
We could say Y below: D

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Example 5.3: Return to the circuit of Figure 5.13 and find Req.
9

a
10

+
_

eq

5
10

c
8

b
4

Convert the delta around a b c to a wye.

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Example 5.3: continued
9
2

eq

Figure 5.15: Example 5.3 diagram.

It is easy to see that Req = 15

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Example 5.4: Using wye to delta. The circuit of 5.13
may be redrawn as shown in 5.16.
9

a
10

eq

10

Figure 5.16: Stretching (rearranging) the circuit.

Convert the wye of a b c to a delta.

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Example 5.4: continued
9

a
10

eq

c
8

a
7 .3 3

2 7 .5
11

eq

22

11

5 .8 7

(a)

(b)

Figure 5.17: Circuit reduction of Example 5.4.

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Wye to Delta Transformation:
Example 5.4: continued
9

eq

1 3 .2

11

Figure 5.18: Reduction of Figure 5.17.

Req = 15
This answer checks with the delta to wye solution earlier.