EE-307 Electrical Machines

Assignment-2 (Transformers) Submission Date: 10.10.2018

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1. The core pf a 100 kVA, 11000/550 V, 50 Hz, 1-phase core type transformer has a cross-section of 20
cm×20 cm. Find (i) the no. of H.V. and L.V. turns per phase and (ii) the e.m.f. per turn if the maximum
core density is not to exceed 1.3 T. Assume a stacking factor of 0.9.
2. A 1-phase transformer has 400 primary and 1000 secondary turns. The net cross-sectional area of the
core is 60 cm2. If the primary winding be connected to a 50 Hz supply at 520 V, calculate (i) the peak
value of flux density in the core (ii) the voltage induced in the secondary winding.
3. A 25 kVA transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on the secondary winding. The primary
is connected to 3000 V, 50 Hz supply. Find the full-load primary and secondary currents, the secondary
e.m.f. and the maximum flux in the core. Neglect leakage drops and no-load primary current.
4. (i) A 2200/200 V transformer draws a no-load primary current of 0.6 A and absorbs 400 W. Find the
magnetizing and iron loss currents.
(ii) A 2200/250 V transformer takes 0.5 A at a p.f. of 0.3 on open circuit. Find the magnetizing and
working components of no-load primary current.
5. A single-phase transformer with a ratio of 440/110 V takes a no-load current of 5 A at 0.2 p.f. lagging.
If the secondary supplies a current of 120 A at a p.f. of 0.8 lagging, estimate the current taken by the
primary.
6. A transformer has a primary winding of 800 turns and a secondary winding of 200 turns. When the load
current on the secondary is 80 A at 0.8 p.f. lagging, the primary current is 25 A at 0.707 p.f. lagging.
Determine the no-load current of the transformer and its phase with respect to the voltage.
7. A single-phase transformer has 1000 turns on the primary and 200 turns on the secondary. The no-load
current is 3 A at a p.f. of 0.2 lagging. Calculate the primary current and power-factor when the secondary
current is 280 A at p.f. of 0.8 lagging.
8. The following data refer to a 1-phase transformer:
Turn ratio 19.5:1; R1 = 25 Ω; X1 = 100 Ω; R2 = 0.06 Ω; X2 = 0.25 Ω; no-load current = 1.25 A leading
the flux by 30o. The secondary delivers 200 A at a terminal voltage of 500 V and p.f. of 0.8 lagging.
Determine by the aid of a vector diagram, the primary applied voltage, the primary p.f. and the
efficiency.
9. In no-load test of single-phase transformer, the following test data were obtained:
 Primary voltage: 220 V; Secondary voltage: 110 V; Primary current: 0.5 A; Power input: 30 W. Find
the following (i) the turns ratio (ii) the magnetizing component of no-load current (iii) its working (or
loss) component (iv) the iron loss.
10. A 250/500 V transformer gave the following test results:
Short-circuit test: with low-voltage winding short-circuited: 20 V, 12 A, 100 W
Open-circuit test: 250 V, 1 A, 80 W on low-voltage side.
Determine the circuit constants, insert these on the equivalent circuit diagram and calculate applied
voltage and efficiency when the output is 10 A at 500 V and 0.8 power factor lagging.
11. Consider a 4 kVA, 200/400 V single-phase transformer supplying full-load current at 0.8 lagging power
factor. The O.C./S.C. test results are as follows:
O.C. test: 200 V, 0.8 A, 70 W (L.V. side)
S.C. test: 20 V, 10 A, 60 W (H.V. side)
Calculate the efficiency, secondary voltage and current into primary at the above load. Calculate the
load at unity power factor corresponding to maximum efficiency.
12. A 500 kVA, 3-phase, 50 Hz transformer has a voltage ratio (line voltages) of 33/11 kV and is delta/star
connected. The resistances per phase are: high voltage 35 Ω low voltage 0.876 Ω and the iron loss is
3050 W. Calculate the value of efficiency at full-load and one-half of full-load respectively (a) at unity
p.f. and (b) 0.8 p.f.
13. A 100 kVA, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 3300/400 V transformer is ∆-connected on the h.v. side and Y-connected
on l.v. side. The resistance of the h.v. winding is 3.5 Ω per phase and that of the l.v. winding of 0.02 Ω
per phase. Calculate the iron losses of the transformer at normal voltage and frequency if its full-load
efficiency be 95.8 % at 0.8 p.f. (lag).
14. A 2000 kVA, 6600/400 V, 3-phase transformer is delta-connected on the high voltage side and star-
connected on the low-voltage side. Determine its % resistance and % reactance drops, % efficiency and
% regulation on full load 0.8 p.f. leading given the following data:
S.C. test: H.V. data: 400 V, 175 A and 17 kW
O.C. test: L.V. data: 400 V, 150 A and 15 kW