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Figure 621 shows three singlephase transformers, assumed to be identical, with their primaries
connected in delta and their secondaries connected in delta. A common physical arrangement of
the three transformers is shown in Fig. 621 (a); a schematic diagram typical for 3phase delta
circuits is shown in Fig. 621(b).
Figure 621. Deltadelta connection, (a) Common physical arrangement of three singlephase transformers; (b) schematic
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diagram.
The equivalent circuits of Figs. 611, 613, and 614 apply to each of the three transformers
connected deltadelta with or without the ideal transformer. If the three transformers are
identical and are operating under balanced 3phase load and balanced 3phase voltage
conditions, each transformer carries one third of the 3phase load.
It is evident from Fig. 621 that full linetoline voltage exists across the windings of each
transformer. Therefore, the secondary linetoline voltages Vab, Vbc and Vca are practically in
phase with the corresponding primary linetoline voltages VAB, VBC and VCA. In addition, if the
leakage impedance drops are neglected, the voltage ratios equal the turns ratio, i.e.
[684]
Figure 622 shows phasor diagrams for a bank of ideal transformers connected deltadelta and
supplying a balanced unity powerfactor load.
Figure 622. Phasor diagrams for deltadelta bank of ideal transformers supplying balanced noninductive load,
(a) Primary; (b) secondary.
In the case of identical transformers, when the third harmonics in the exciting current are
neglected, the line currents are times the currents flowing in the windings under balanced
conditions. This can be seen by referring to Fig. 621 and the phasor diagram of Fig. 622(a) as
follows
and
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from which
[685]
Similarly
[686]
and
[687]
If the exciting current is neglected, then we have
[688]
The deltadelta arrangement is restricted to applications in which neither the primary nor the
secondary side requires a 3phase neutral connection. It is generally used in moderate voltage
systems because full linetoline voltage exists across the windings, and in heavy current
systems because the windings need to carry only 1/ or 0.58 of the line current.
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