Transformer
Transformer
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5. Calculate the regulation of a transformer in which the ohmic loss is 1% of the rated output at UPF and the reactance drop
5% of the rated voltage, when the power factor is (a) 0.8 lagging (b) unity (c) 0.8 leading
6. The primary and secondary windings of a 500kVA, 11kV/400V transformer have resistances of
respectively. The core loss of this transformer is 2.9 kW. Calculate the efficiency of this transformer when the load PF is 0.8
at (a) Full-load condition (b) at 50 % load condition. If the power factor is lead or lag will it make any difference in the
efficiency?
7. Calculate the values of R0 , X0 , Rt and XT in the diagram for the equivalent circuit of a single-phase, 4 KVA, 200/400V, 50
Hz transformer of which the following are test results.
Open circuit: 200V, 0.7 A, 70 W on low voltage (primary) side.
Short circuit: 15 V, 10 A, 80 W. on high voltage (secondary) side.
8. A single-phase 2.2 kVA, 220/110V transformer has a maximum efficiency of 96% at a load of 60% at Unity power factor.
What are the values of constant and copper losses at this load condition? If the voltage regulation at this load is 1% (at 0.8
PF leading load) find the values of Req and Xeq referred to the high voltage side. What is the efficiency of this transformer
at full-load condition at 0.8 PF lagging condition? What will be the readings of the voltmeter, wattmeter and ammeter if the
SC test is conducted by short-circuiting the transformer terminals on the LV side and passing rated current on the HV side?
I f the OC test conducted by applying rated voltage on the LV side gives a current reading of 0.44A, what are the values of
Rc and Xm in the transformer equivalent circuit?
9. A 50 kVA 2400V/240V transformer has a core loss of 200W at rated voltage and a copper loss of 500W at rated load. It
is loaded to 50% of its capacity at UPF for 6 hours, 75% of its capacity at 0.8 (lag) PF for 4 hours, 100% of its capacity at
0.9 (lag) PF for 10 hours, and for rest of the time it is on no-load for a period of 24 hrs. Calculate its all-day efficiency
10. A 500 : 250V, 5 kVA two-winding transformer is to be used as an auto transformer to supply a 500 V circuit from a 750
V source at 50 Hz. When tested as a two winding transformer at rated load, it yielded an efficiency of 96% at 0.8 PF
lagging. (a) Show the connection diagram as an auto-transformer. (b) Determine its kVA rating as an auto-transformer. (c)
Find its efficiency at FL at 0.8 PF lagging as an auto-transformer
4. A 100 kVA transformer has its turns ratio to be 400/80. The primary and secondary resistances and leakages reactance
are respectively. Applied voltage to the primary = 2.2kV. Calculate the (i) equivalent
impedance visualized from the primary side and (ii) also the % voltage regulation at FL at (a) 0.9 PF lag and (b) 0.9 PF
lead.