Assignment (Transformers)

1. The equivalent circuit of a 4 kVA, 200/400V, 50 Hz, single phase transformer is as shown
below refferred to lv side. Assuming a current of 10 A at lagging p.f. of 0.8 in the high
voltage winding, determine
(i) Total current in primary winding
(ii) Terminal voltage at hv side
(iii) Efficiency at full load

2. A 50 kVA, 11000 V/ 440 V, 50 Hz, single phase

transformer has a primary winding resistance of 7.8 Ω and a secondary winding
resistance of 0.0085 Ω. Calculate the equivalent resistances referred to the primary and
secondary sides and from them calculate the full-load copper loss.
3. A 50 kVA single-phase transformer of 2300 V/ 230 V rating has the primary and
secondary winding resistance of 2 Ω and 0.02 Ω respectively. The iron losses equal 412
W. Calculate the efficiency (i) at half full-load and (ii) at full-load, when the power factor
of the load is 0.80.
4. A transformer is designed to operate at a power frequency 50 Hz is operated at power
frequency of 25 Hz . comment briefly on the performance of transfomer. Assuming
input primary voltage to be constant for both the cases.
5. Define equivalent resistance and equivalent leakage reactance of a transfomer.
6. Explain the working principle of a 1- phase transformer and derive an emf equation for
the same
7. Explain the working of transformer from no-load to full-load condition.
8. A transformer has a primary winding of 800 turns and secondary winding of 200 turns.
When the load current on the secondary is 80A 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 primary voltage.
9. A transformer has a reactance drop of 5% and a resistance drop of 2.5%. Find the
lagging power factor at which the voltage regulation is maximum and the value of this
regulation.
10.A 10 kVA, 500/250 V, single-phase transformer has its maximum efficiency of 94% when
delivering 90% of its rated output at unity p.f. Estimate its efficiency when delivering its
full-load output at p.f. of 0.8 lagging.
11.The maximum efficiency of a 500 kVA, 3300/500 V, 50 Hz, single phase transformer is
97% and occurs at 3/4th full-load u.p.f. If the impedance is 10% calculate the regulation
at fullload, 0.8 p.f. Lag.