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GATE Electrical Engineering · Electromagnetic Theory - Transformers · 1992-2026
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All concepts →A 220V/12V single-phase transformer is designed for use in India and rated 100 VA at 50 Hz. Later, this unit is shipped to the USA where it is used as a 110V/6V transformer at 60 H...
The transformer connection given in the figure is part of a balanced 3-phase circuit where the phase sequence is "abc". The primary to secondary turns ratio is 2:1. If $(I_a + I_b...
Which one of the following options represents possible voltage polarities in a single phase two winding transformer? Here, Vp is the applied primary voltage, Ep is the induced prim...
Which one of the following options represents possible voltage polarities in a single phase two winding transformer? Here, $V_p$ is the applied primary voltage, $E_p$ is the induce...
When the winding c-d of the single-phase, 50 Hz, two winding transformer is supplied from an AC current source of frequency 50 Hz, the rated voltage of 200 V (rms), 50 Hz is obtain...
In a single phase transformer, the total iron loss is 2500 W at nominal voltage of 440 V and frequency 50 Hz . The total iron loss is 850 W at 220 V and 25 Hz . Then, at nominal vo...
A 5 kVA, 50 V/100 V, single-phase transformer has a secondary terminal voltage of 95 V when loaded. The regulation of the transformer is
A single-phase transformer of rating 25 kVA, supplies a 12 kW load at power factor of 0.6 lagging. The additional load at unity power factor in kW (round off to two decimal places)...
A single-phase 100 kVA, 1000 V / 100 V, 50 Hz transformer has a voltage drop of 5% across its series impedance at full load. Of this, 3% is due to resistance. The percentage regula...
A transformer with toroidal core of permeability μ is shown in the figure. Assuming uniform flux density across the circular core cross-section of radius r << R, and neglecting any...
If the primary line voltage rating is 3.3 kV (Y side) of a 25 kVA, Y-Δ transformer (the per phase turns ratio is 5:1), then the line current rating of the secondary side (in Ampere...
A 3-phase 900 kVA, 3 kV / √3 kV (Δ/Y), 50 Hz transformer has primary (high voltage side) resistance per phase of 0.3 Ω and secondary (low voltage side) resistance per phase of 0.02...
A single-phase 100 kVA, 1000 V / 100 V, 50 Hz transformer has a voltage drop of 5% across its series impedance at full load. Of this, 3% is due to resistance. The percentage regula...
A single-phase 400 V, 50 Hz transformer has an iron loss of 5000 W at the condition. When operated at 200 V, 25 Hz, the iron loss is 2000 W. When operated at 416 V, 52 Hz, the valu...
The core loss of a single phase, 230/115 V, 50 Hz power transformer is measured from 230 V side by feeding the primary (230 V side) from a variable voltage variable frequency sourc...
A single-phase transformer has no-load loss of 64 W, as obtained from an open circuit test. When a short-circuit test is performed on it with 90% of the rated currents flowing in i...
In a transformer, zero voltage regulation at full load is
A $$300$$ $$kVA$$ transformer has $$95\% $$ efficiency at full load $$0.8$$ $$pf$$ lagging and $$96\% $$ efficiency at half load, unity $$pf.$$ The iron loss $$\left( {{P_i}} \righ...
A $$300$$ $$kVA$$ transformer has $$95\% $$ efficiency at full load $$0.8$$ $$pf$$ lagging and $$96\% $$ efficiency at half load, unity $$pf.$$ What is the maximum efficiency (in %...
In transformers, which of the following statements is valid?
The resistance and reactance of a 100 kVA 11000|400 V, $$\triangle$$ - Y distribution transformer are 0.02 and 0.07 pu respectively. The phase impedance of the transformer referred...
A 500 kVA, 3-phase transformer has iron loses of 300 W and full load copper losses of 600 W. The percentage load at which the transformer is expected to have maximum efficiency is
In a single phase $$3$$ winding transformer the turns ratio for primary: secondary: tertiary windings is $$20:4:1.$$ With the lagging currents of $$50A$$ at a power factor of $$0.6...
A 1 kVA, 230V/100V, single phase, 50 Hz transformer having negligible winding resistance and leakage inductance is operating under saturation, while 250 V, 50 Hz sinusoidal supply...
A single-phase transformer is to be switched to the supply to have minimum inrush current. The switch should be closed at
The core flux of a practical transformer with a resistive load
A 10 kVA, 400 V/200 V, single phase transformer with a percentage resistance of 3% and percentage reactance of 6% is supplying a current of 50 A to a resistive load. The value of t...
The efficiency of a 100 kVA transform is 0.98 at full as well as at half load. For this transformer at full load the copper loss.
The magnetizing current in a transformer is rich in
A 50 Hz transformer having equal hysteresis and eddy current losses at rated excitation is operated at 45 Hz at 90% of its rated voltage. Compared to rated operating point, the cor...
In a $$50$$ $$KVA,$$ $$11$$ $$KV/400$$ $$V$$ transformers, the iron and copper losses are $$500$$ $$W$$ and $$600$$ $$W$$ respectively under rated conditions. Calculate the efficie...
The low voltage winding of a $$400/230V,$$ $$1$$-phase, $$50$$ $$Hz$$ transformer is to be connected to a $$25$$ $$Hz,$$ the supply voltage should be
When a transformers winding suffers a short-circuit, the adjoining turns of the same winding experience
A $$220/440$$ $$V,$$ $$50$$ $$Hz$$ single phase transformer operates on $$220$$ $$V,$$ $$40$$ $$Hz$$ supply with secondary winding. Then
Two transformers of the same type, using the same grade of iron and conductor materials, are designed to work at the same flux and current densities; but the linear dimensions of o...