Exam On AC Apparatus (Transformer)
Exam On AC Apparatus (Transformer)
Exam On AC Apparatus (Transformer)
AC Apparatus
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Instructions: Please encircle the best answer among other choices for every question below.
Avoid ERASURES or any alterations in the test paper.
1. Determine the regulation of a transformer in which the percentage resistance drops is 1% and
the percentage reactance drop is 5% when the power factor is 0.8 lagging.
a. 3.86% b. 3.84% c. 4% d. 4.01%
2. Find the all day efficiency of a 500 kVA distribution transformer whose copper loss and iron loss
at full load are 4.5 kW and 3.5 kW respectively. During a day of 24 hours, it is loaded as follows:
6 hours, 400 kW, 0.8 pf; 10 hours, 300 kW, 0.75 pf; 4 hours, 100 kW, 0.8 pf and no-load for 4
hours.
a. 97.63% b. 98% c. 96.9% d. 95.8%
3. An open delta bank delivers a balanced three phase load of 60 kVA at 460 volts. What kVA load
does each transformer carry?
a. 34.3 kVA b. 33.4 kVA c. 34.64 kVA d. 32.56 kVA
4. Three transformers, connected delta on the primary side and wye on the secondary side, step
the voltage down from 13,200 to 460 volts and deliver a three-phase 750 kVA, 0.8 pf load.
Determine the current in the primary windings.
a. 18.94A b. 17.94A c. 16.94A d. 15.94A
5. The maximum flux density in the core of a 3000/240-V, 50Hz single-phase distribution
transformer is 1.25 Tesla. If the voltage induced per turn is 8 Volts, determine the cross
sectional of the core in cm2.
a. 292 b. 375 c. 288 d. 362
6. A single phase transformer is rated 4,160 V primary and 250 V secondary. It has 1,500 turns in
the primary and a voltage regulation of 8%. What should be the number of turns in the
secondary winding?
a. 88 turns b. 92 turns c. 90 turns d. 86 turns
7. A 10-kVA, 2000/400V, single phase distribution transformer has a primary and secondary
winding impedances of 5.0 + j10 and 0.2 + j0.45 ohms, respectively. Calculate the voltage across
the secondary terminals at full load, 80% power factor lagging, when the primary is supplied
with 2,000 volts.
a. 400V b. 394V c. 385V d. 379V
8. The eddy current and hysteresis losses of a 4,400V, 60Hz single-phase distribution transformer
are 280 and 560 Watts respectively. Determine the core loss when the transformer is connected
across a 4,600-Volt, 50Hz source.
a. 977W b. 983W c. 994W d. 967W
9. A 20-kVA, 500V load is to be supplied by an ideal step-up autotransformer from a 400-V source.
Find the current in the common winding.
a. 30A b. 40A c. 50A d. None of these
10. What should be the kVA rating of each transformer in an open-delta bank when the three-phase
balanced load is 290.4 kVA?
a. 155.6 kVA b. 173.40 kVA c. 150.25 kVA d. 167.66 kVA
11. A three phase 150 kVA, 4160V, 0.8 lagging pf load is to be supplied by three single-phase
transformers having a turns ratio of 2. Calculate the current that flows in the primary windings if
the transformers are connected delta-delta.
a. 10.41 A b. 6.01A c. 20.82 A d. 12.02A