Electrical Machines

Polarity Test of Transformer

Polarity means the direction of the induced voltages in the primary and the secondary winding of the transformer. If the two transformers are connected in parallel, then the polarity should be known for the proper connection of the transformer. There are two types of polarity one is Additive, and another is Subtractive. Contents: Additive Polarity …

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Auto Transformer

An Auto Transformer is a transformer with only one winding wound on a laminated core. An auto transformer is similar to a two winding transformer but differ in the way the primary and secondary winding are interrelated. A part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary sides. On load condition, a part …

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Types of Losses in a Transformer

There are various types of losses in the transformer such as iron loss, copper loss, hysteresis loss, eddy current loss, stray loss, and dielectric loss. The hysteresis losses occur because of the variation of the magnetization in the core of the transformer and the copper loss occurs because of the transformer winding resistance. The various …

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Transformer On Load Condition

When the transformer is on the loaded condition, the secondary of the transformer is connected to load. The load can be resistive, inductive or capacitive. The current I2 flows through the secondary winding of the transformer. The magnitude of the secondary current depends on the terminal voltage V2 and the load impedance. The phase angle …

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Voltage Regulation of a Transformer

Definition: The voltage regulation is defined as the change in the magnitude of receiving and sending voltage of the transformer. The voltage regulation determines the ability of the transformer to provide the constant voltage for variable loads. When the transformer is loaded with continuous supply voltage, the terminal voltage of the transformer varies. The variation …

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Equivalent Circuit of a Transformer

The equivalent circuit diagram of any device can be quite helpful in the pre-determination of the behavior of the device under the various condition of operation. It is simply the circuit representation of the equation describing the performance of the device. The simplified equivalent circuit of a transformer is drawn by representing all the parameters …

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Construction of a Transformer

The transformer mainly consists of the Magnetic circuit, electric circuit, dielectric circuit, tanks, and accessories. The main elements of the transformer are the primary and secondary windings and the steel core. The core of the transformer is made up of silicon steel in order to provide a continuous magnetic path. Usually, the core of the …

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Transformer on No Load Condition

When the transformer is operating at no load, the secondary winding is open-circuited, which means there is no load on the secondary side of the transformer and, therefore, current in the secondary will be zero. While primary winding carries a small current I0 called no-load current which is 2 to 10% of the rated current. …

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