BEKG 2433 Electrical Systems

TUTORIAL 5
CHAPTER 5: Transformer
1.

A transformer has 600 primary turns connected to a 1.5kV supply.

Determine the number of secondary turns for a 240V output voltage
assuming no losses.

[96]

2.

A transformer has a primary to secondary turns ratio of 1:15. Calculate the

primary voltage necessary to supply a 240V load. If the load current is 3A,
determine the primary current. Neglect any losses.
[16V, 45A]

3.

A 20 resistance is connected across the secondary winding of a singlephase power transformer whose secondary voltage is 150V. Calculate the
primary voltage and the turns ratio if the supply current is 5A, neglecting
losses.
[225V, 3:2]

4.

A transformer takes a current of 1A when its primary is connected to a

300V, 50Hz supply, and the secondary being on open-circuit. If the power
absorbed is 120W, calculate:
a. Iron loss current
b. The power factor on no-load
c. The magnetizing current

5.

[0.4A]
[0.4]
[0.92A]

A 60kVA, 1600V/100V, 50Hz, single-phase transformer has 50 secondary

windings. Calculate:
a. The primary and secondary current
b. The number of primary turns
c. The maximum value of the flux

[37.5A, 600A]
[800]
[9.0mWb]

6.

A single-phase transformer has 2400 turns on the primary and 600 turns on
the secondary. Its no-load current is 4A at a power factor of 0.25 lagging.
Assuming the volt drop in the windings is negligible, calculate the primary
current and power factor when the secondary current is 80A at a power
factor of 0.8 lagging.
[23.26A, 0.73]

7.

A transformer has 1200 primary turns and 200 secondary turns. The
primary and secondary resistances are 0.2 and 0.02 respectively and
the corresponding leakage reactances are 1.2 and 0.05 respectively.
Calculate:
a. The equivalent resistance, reactance and impedance referred to the
primary winding
[0.92 , 3.0 , 3.14 ]
b. The phase angle of the impedance
[72.950]

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8.

A 6kVA, 100V/500V, single-phase transformer has a secondary terminal

voltage of 487.5 volts when loaded. Determine the regulation of the
transformer.
[2.5%]

9.

A single-phase transformer has a voltage ratio of 6:1 and the h.v winding
is supply at 540V. The secondary winding provides a full load current of
30A at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Neglecting losses, find:
a. The rating of the transformer
[2.7kVA]
b. The power supplied to the load
[2.16kW]
c. The primary current
[5A]

10.

A 100kVA, 2000V/400V, 50Hz, single-phase transformer has a iron loss

of 600W and a full load copper loss of 1600W. Calculate its efficiency for
a load of 60kW at 0.8 power factor.
[97.56%]

11.

Determine the efficiency of a 15kVA transformer for the following

conditions:
a. Full-load, unity power factor
[96.77%]
b. 0.8 full-load, unity power factor
[96.84%]
c. Half full-load, 0.8 power factor
[95.62%]
Assume that iron losses are 200W and the full-load copper loss is 300W.

12.

A 250 kVA transformer has a full-load copper loss of 3kW and the iron
loss of 2kW. Calculate:
a. The output kVA at which the efficiency of the transformer is a
maximum
[204.1kVA]
b. The maximum efficiency, assuming the power factor of the load is
0.80.
[97.61%]