Dashboard PE Power Exam Prep Circuit Analysis Per-unit & three-phase

Per-unit & three-phase

Common bases that make every voltage level comparable, plus three-phase fundamentals.

Lessons

Lesson 1

Per-unit system + base conversion

Why expressing every quantity as a fraction of a base makes power-system math beautiful — and how to convert between bases without panic.

Sophomore ~10 min
Lesson 2

Symmetrical components — Fortescue decomposition

Any three unbalanced phasors split uniquely into a balanced positive-sequence + a balanced negative-sequence + a zero-sequence set. The algebra behind all unbalanced fault analysis.

Sophomore ~11 min
Lesson 3

Three-phase circuit analysis — Y, Δ, and the power triangle

Line vs phase, Y ↔ Δ conversion, P = √3·V_LL·I_L·cos θ, complex power S = V·I*, and PF correction with capacitors.

Sophomore ~11 min