ASSIGNMENT: MAGNETICS

1. A mild steel ring has a mean diameter of 20 cm and a cross sectional

area of 50 sq.cm. If the relative permeability is 800, find (a) reluctance
of the ring; (b) current required in 200-tturn coil to produce a flux of
1mWb in the ring.

2. The magnetic circuit shown in the figure has cross sectional area of
the core as 5x5 sq.cm, core length= 50cm, gap length=4mm and
N=600 turns. In order to produce a flux density of 1.2T, find the
exciting current in the coil. Neglect fringing and assume relative
permeability of iron as 10,000.

3. A magnetic circuit is made of cast steel wherein the central limb has
500 turns apart from other dimensions shown. Cross sectional area of
the central limb is 600 sq. mm and of the outer limbs is 375 sq.mm.
Calculate the exciting current required to set up a flux of 0.9 mWb in
the air gap. Given that for cast steel, having flux density as 1.5 T,
H1=3000ATs/m, whereas for flux density of 1.2 T the value of H2 is
1400 ATs/m.

4. For a magnetic circuit made of cast steel, cross sectional area of the
central limb is 20 sq.cm and each of the outer limbs is 15 sq.cm. If
the coil has 400 turns calculate the coil current needed to establish a
flux of 0.9 mWb in the air gap.
5. For the magnetic circuit shown below cross sectional area of the core
is 30 sq.cm throughout. For core µr = 4000, coil C1 with 200 turns
produces 5000 ATs. Flux in the central limb is 10 mWb from a to b
and coil C2 has 100 turns. Calculate the value and direction of current
in C2.

6. A magnetic circuit of cast steel is arranged as shown in the figure. The

exciting coil with 1000 turns sets up a flux of 1 mWb in the central
limb. Find the coil current if µr= ∞ and if µr= 6000. Neglect fringing
and leakage.
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 ASSIGNMENT: THREE PHASE CIRCUITS

1. Voltages at the terminals of a star connected source are given as

Van=277.13∠00 V, Vbn=277.13∠2400 V, Vcn=277.13∠1200 V. Determine
the following
a. The line voltage of Vab, Vbc, Vca
b. If a star connected balanced three phase load of Zan = Zbn =
Zcn =10∠300 is connected to this source, find all the phase
and line currents?
2. A balanced delta connected 3-phase load withdraws 200A per phase
with a leading power factor of 0.85 from a 12.47kV line. Find the
following:
a. The line current of the load
b. The phase voltage of the load
c. Three phase apparent power
d. Three phase real power
e. Three phase reactive power
f. Three phase complex power
3. A 3-phase load of 8000kW with a lagging PF of 0.90 is supplied by a 3-phase
34.5kV line. If the line resistance and inductive reactance are give as 5 and 7
per phase, (i.e. line to neutral), determine the following:
a. Line current of the load
b. Power factor angle of the load
c. Line to neutral voltage of the line at the receiving end (load side)
d. Voltage drop due to line impedance
e. Line to line voltage of the line at the sending end
f. Power loss due to line impedance
4. A 3-phase, delta connected load is supplied by a balanced star connected source
over a three phase line. The source voltage data is given in abc phase sequence
in which Van is 7.62∠00 kV and the line impedance is (1+j7). If the balanced
load consists of three equal impedances of (15+j10)  each, determine the
following:
a. The line currents
b. The phase voltages of the delta connected load
c. Phase current of the delta connected load
d. Phasor diagram of the phasors found in (a), (b) and (c)
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 ASSIGNMENT: TRANSFORMER

1. The emf per turn for a single phase 2310/220, 50 Hz transformer is

approximately 13 volts. Find (a) number of primary and secondary turns and
(b) net cross sectional area of the core for a maximum flux density of 1.4 T.
2. A single phase 50 Hz transformer has three windings a 220 V primary, a 600
V secondary and a centre tapped 11-0-11 V tertiary. For a net core area of
75 sq.cm. Calculate the number of turns in the three windings. Maximum
value of flux density is 1.2 T.
3. Solve following:
a. A single phase 2200/220, 50 Hz transformer has exciting current as
0.6 A and a core loss of 361 W when its h.v. side is energised at the
rated voltage. Calculate the two components of the exciting current.
b. If the above transformer supplies a load current of 60 A at 0.8 PF lag
on its l.v. side calculate the primary current and its PF.
4. A transformer is designed using hot rolled steel laminations with a flux
density of 1.2 T and weight of the core and wire is found to be 100 kg and 80
kg respectively. If the same transformer is redesigned using CRGO steel
laminations, which permits higher flux density of 1.6 T; find the saving in
core and wire materials? Make suitable assumptions.
5. A single phase transformer is designed to operate at 240/120 V, 50Hz.
Calculate the secondary no load voltage and its frequency if the h.v. side is
connected to
(a) 240V, 40Hz (b) 120V, 25Hz (c) 120V, 50Hz
(d) 480V, 50Hz (e) 240V, dc
6. An ideal transformer has three windings: 100 turns on primary P, 160 turns
on secondary S, and 60 turns on tertiary windings T. Winding S feeds 10 A
to a resistive load whereas a pure capacitive load across T takes 20 A.
a. Calculate the current in the primary windings and its PF, if the
transformer magnetizing current is neglected.
b. With the polarity markings on P as shown, mark the polarities on
windings S and T also.