CHAPTER 21 TRANSFORMERS

Exercise 118, Page 342

1. A transformer has 600 primary turns connected to a 1.5 kV supply. Determine the number of

secondary turns for a 240 V output voltage, assuming no losses.

For a transformer,

from which, secondary turns, = 96 turns

2. An ideal transformer with a turns ratio 2:9 is fed from a 220 V supply. Determine its output

voltage.

and

from which, output voltage, = 990 V

3. A transformer has 800 primary turns and 2000 secondary turns. If the primary voltage is 160 V,

determine the secondary voltage assuming an ideal transformer.

and

from which, output voltage, = 400 V

4. An ideal transformer with a turns ratio 3:8 has an output voltage of 640 V. Determine its input

voltage.

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from which, input voltage, = 240 V

5. An ideal transformer has a turns ratio of 12:1 and is supplied at 192 V. Calculate the secondary

voltage.

and

from which, output voltage, = 16 V

6. A transformer primary winding connected across a 415 V supply has 750 turns. Determine how

many turns must be wound on the secondary side if an output of 1.66 kV is required.

from which, secondary turns, = 3000 turns

7. An ideal transformer has a turns ratio of 15:1 and is supplied at 180 V when the primary current

is 4 A. Calculate the secondary voltage and current.

, and

from which, output voltage, = 12 V

from which, secondary current, = 60 A

8. A step-down transformer having a turns ratio of 20:1 has a primary voltage of 4 kV and a load of

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 10 kW. Neglecting losses, calculate the value of the secondary current.

and

from which, output voltage, = 200 V

Secondary power = = 10000 i.e. 200 = 10000

from which, secondary current, = 50 A

9. A transformer has a primary to secondary turns ratio of 1:15. Calculate the primary voltage

necessary to supply a 240 V load. If the load current is 3 A determine the primary current.

Neglect any losses.

i.e.

If then primary voltage, = 16 V

If then primary current, = 45 A

10. A 10 kVA, single-phase transformer has a turns ratio of 12:1 and is supplied from a 2.4 kV

supply. Neglecting losses, determine (a) the full load secondary current, (b) the minimum value

of load resistance which can be connected across the secondary winding without the kVA rating

being exceeded, and (c) the primary current.

10000 = , and

(a) from which, output voltage, = 200 V

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 10000 VA = = 200 from which, secondary current, = 50 A

(b) Load resistance, =4

(c) from which, primary current, = 4.17 A

11. A 20  resistance is connected across the secondary winding of a single-phase power

transformer whose secondary voltage is 150 V. Calculate the primary voltage and the turns ratio

if the supply current is 5 A, neglecting losses.

Secondary current, = 7.5 A , and = 150 V

from which, primary voltage, = 225 V

Turns ratio, = 1.5 or or 3:2

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Exercise 119, Page 344

1. A 500 V/100 V, single-phase transformer takes a full load primary current of 4 A. Neglecting

losses, determine (a) the full load secondary current, and (b) the rating of the transformer.

(a) from which, full load secondary current, = 20 A

(b) Transformer rating = = 2000 VA = 2 kVA

or transformer rating = = 2000 VA = 2 kVA

2. A 3300 V/440 V, single-phase transformer takes a no-load current of 0.8 A and the iron loss is

500 W. Draw the no-load phasor diagram and determine the values of the magnetizing and core

loss components of the no-load current.

, and

Core or iron loss = 500 = i.e. 500 =

from which, = 0.1894 and

The no-load phasor diagram is shown below.

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Magnetizing component, = 0.786 A

Core loss component, = 0.152 A

3. A transformer takes a current of 1 A when its primary is connected to a 300 V, 50 Hz supply, the

secondary being on open-circuit. If the power absorbed is 120 watts, calculate (a) the iron loss

current, (b) the power factor on no-load, and (c) the magnetizing current.

and

(a) Power absorbed = total core loss = 120 =

i.e. 120 = (300)

and iron loss current, = = 0.40 A

(b) Power factor on no-load, = 0.40

(c) By Pythagoras, from which,

magnetizing current, = 0.917 A

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Exercise 120, Page 346

1. A 60 kVA, 1600 V/100 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer has 50 secondary windings.

Calculate (a) the primary and secondary current, (b) the number of primary turns and (c) the

maximum value of the flux.

, , f = 50 Hz,

(a) Transformer rating =

hence, primary current, = 37.5 A

and secondary current, = 600 A

(b) from which, primary turns, = 800 turns

(c) from which,

maximum flux, = 9.0 mWb

2. A single-phase, 50 Hz transformer has 40 primary turns and 520 secondary turns. The cross-

sectional area of the core is 270 cm2. When the primary winding is connected to a 300 volt supply,

determine (a) the maximum value of flux density in the core, and (b) the voltage induced in the

secondary winding

(a) From equation (4), e.m.f. E1 = 4.44 f m N1 volts

i.e. 300 = 4.44 (50) m (40)

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 from which, maximum flux density, m = Wb = 0.033784 Wb

However, m = Bm  A, where Bm = maximum flux density in the core

and A = cross-sectional area of the core

(see chapter 7)
Hence, Bm  270  10 = 0.033784
-4

from which, maximum flux density, Bm = = 1.25 T

(b) = from which, V2 = V1

i.e. voltage induced in the secondary winding, V2 = (300) = 3900 V or 3.90 kV

3. A single-phase 800 V/100 V, 50 Hz transformer has a maximum core flux density of 1.294 T

and an effective cross-sectional area of 60 . Calculate the number of turns on the primary and

secondary windings.

Since then = 7.764 mWb

from which, primary turns,

= 464 turns

from which, secondary turns,

= 58 turns

4. A 3.3 kV/110 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer is to have an approximate e.m.f. per turn of 22 V

and operate with a maximum flux of 1.25 T. Calculate (a) the number of primary and secondary

turns, and (b) the cross-sectional area of the core

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(a) E.m.f. per turn = = = 22

Hence primary turns, N1 = = = 150

and secondary turns, N2 = = =5

(b) E.m.f. E1 = 4.44 f m N1

from which, m = = = 0.0991 Wb

Now flux, m = Bm  A, where A is the cross-sectional area of the core,

hence area, A = = = 0.07928 or 792.8

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Exercise 121, Page 347

1. A single-phase transformer has 2400 turns on the primary and 600 turns on the secondary. Its no-

load current is 4 A at a power factor of 0.25 lagging. Assuming the volt drop in the windings is

negligible, calculate the primary current and power factor when the secondary current is 80 A at a

power factor of 0.8 lagging.

Let be the component of the primary current which provides the restoring m.m.f.

Then

i.e. from which, = 20 A

If the power factor of the secondary is 0.8, then

from which,

If the power factor at no load is 0.25, then

from which,

In the phasor diagram shown below, = 80 A at an angle to and and is

shown anti-phase to

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The no load current, = 4 A is shown at an angle to

Current is the phasor sum of and and by calculation:

Total horizontal component,

= (4)(0.25) + (20)(0.8) = 1 + 16 = 17 A

Total vertical component,

= (4)(sin 75.52) + (20)(sin 36.87) = 15.87 A

Hence, magnitude of = = 23.26 A

and and

O
Hence, power factor = cos = cos 43.03 = 0.73

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Exercise 122, Page 350

1. A transformer has 1200 primary turns and 200 secondary turns. The primary and secondary

resistances are 0.2  and 0.02  respectively and the corresponding leakage reactances are 1.2 

and 0.05  respectively. Calculate (a) the equivalent resistance, reactance and impedance

referred to the primary winding, and (b) the phase angle of the impedance.

(a) Equivalent resistance, = 0.92 

2 2
V   1200 
X e  X1  X 2  1   1.2  0.05  
Equivalent reactance,  V2   200  = 3.0 

Equivalent impedance, = 3.138  or 3.14 

(b) and phase angle of impedance, = 72.95

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Exercise 123, Page 350

1. A 6 kVA, 100 V/500 V, single-phase transformer has a secondary terminal voltage of 487.5 V

when loaded. Determine the regulation of the transformer.

Regulation =

= = 2.5%

2. A transformer has an open circuit voltage of 110 volts. A tap-changing device operates when the

regulation falls below 3%. Calculate the load voltage at which the tap-changer operates.

Regulation =

Hence, 3=

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from which,

and = 106.7 V = voltage at which the tap-changer operates.

Exercise 124, Page 352

1. A single-phase transformer has a voltage ratio of 6:1 and the h.v. winding is supplied at 540 V.

The secondary winding provides a full load current of 30 A at a power factor of 0.8 lagging.

Neglecting losses, find (a) the rating of the transformer, (b) the power supplied to the load, (c) the

primary current.

and hence, = 90 V and = 30 A

(a) Rating of transformer = = 2700 VA or 2.7 kVA

(b) Power supplied to load = V I cos  = (2700)(0.8) since power factor = cos  = 0.8

= 2.16 kW

(c) from which, primary current, =5A

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2. A single-phase transformer is rated at 40 kVA. The transformer has full-load copper losses of

800 W and iron losses of 500 W. Determine the transformer efficiency at full load and 0.8 power

factor.

Efficiency =

Full-load output power = V I cos  = (40)(0.8) = 32 kW

Total losses = 800 + 500 = 1.3 kW

Input power = output power + losses = 32 + 1.3 = 33.3 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.961 or 96.10%

3. Determine the efficiency of the transformer in problem 2 at half full-load and 0.8 power factor.

Half full load power output = = 16 kW

Copper loss (or loss) is proportional to current squared

Hence, copper loss at half full load = = 200 W

Iron loss == 500 W (constant)

Total loss = 200 + 500 = 700 W or 0.7 kW

Input power at half full load = output power at half full load + losses = 16 + 0.7 = 16.7 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.9581 or 95.81%

4. A 100 kVA, 2000 V/400 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer has an iron loss of 600 W and a full-

load copper loss of 1600 W. Calculate its efficiency for a load of 60 kW at 0.8 power factor.

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Efficiency =

Full-load output power = V I cos  = (100)(0.8) = 80 kW

Load power = 60 kW

Hence the transformer is at full load

Hence, copper loss at 3/4 load = = 900 W

Total losses = 900 + 600 = 1.5 kW

Input power = output power + losses = 60 + 1.5 = 61.5 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.9756 or 97.56%

5. Determine the efficiency of a 15 kVA transformer for the following conditions:

(i) full-load, unity power factor (ii) 0.8 full-load, unity power factor (iii) half full-load, 0.8

power factor. Assume that iron losses are 200 W and the full-load copper loss is 300 W

(i) Full load power output = V I cos  = (15)(1) = 15 kW

Losses = 200 + 300 = 500 W or 0.5 kW

Input power at full load = output power + losses = 15 + 0.5 = 15.5 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.9677 or 96.77%

(ii) At 0.8 full load, unity power factor, output power = 0.8  15 = 12 kW

Losses = = 392 W or 0.392 kW

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 Input power at 0.8 full load = output power at 0.8 full load + losses

= 12 + 0.392 = 12.392 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.9684 or 96.84%

(iii) At 0.5 full load and 0.8 power factor, output power = 0.5  15  0.8= 6 kW

Losses = = 275 W or 0.275 kW

Input power at 0.5 full load = output power at 0.5 full load + losses

= 6 + 0.275 = 6.275 kW

Hence, efficiency, = 0.9562 or 95.62%

6. A 300 kVA transformer has a primary winding resistance of 0.4  and a secondary winding

resistance of 0.0015 . The iron loss is 2 kW and the primary and secondary voltages are 4 kV and

200 V respectively. If the power factor of the load is 0.78, determine the efficiency of the

transformer (a) on full load, and (b) on half load.

(a) Rating = 300 kVA = V1 I1 = V2 I2

Hence primary current, I1 = = = 75 A

and secondary current, I2 = = = 1500 A

Total copper loss = I12 R1 + I22 R2, (where R1 = 0.4  and R2 = 0.0015 )

= (75)2(0.4) + (1500)2(0.0015)

= 2250 + 3375 = 5625 watts

On full load, total loss = copper loss + iron loss

= 5625 + 2000

= 7625 W = 7.625 kW

Total output power on full load = V2 I2 cos 2

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 = (300  103)(0.78) = 234 kW

Input power = output power + losses = 234 kW + 7.625 kW = 241.625 kW

Efficiency,  =  100%

=  100% = 96.84%

(b) Since the copper loss varies as the square of the current, then total

copper loss on half load = 5625  = 1406.25 W

Hence total loss on half load = 1406.25 + 2000

= 3406.25 W or 3.40625 kW

Output power on half full load = (234) = 117 kW

Input power on half full load = output power + losses

= 117 kW + 3.40625 kW = 120.40625 kW

Hence efficiency at half full load,

=  100%

=  100% = 97.17%

7. A 250 kVA transformer has a full load copper loss of 3 kW and an iron loss of 2 kW. Calculate

(a) the output kVA at which the efficiency of the transformer is a maximum, and (b) the

maximum efficiency, assuming the power factor of the load is 0.80.

(a) Let x be the fraction of full load kVA at which the efficiency is a maximum.

The corresponding total copper loss =

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 At maximum efficiency, copper loss = iron loss

Hence, from which, and x= = 0.8165

Thus, the output kVA at maximum efficiency = 0.8165  250 = 204.1 kVA

(b) Total loss at maximum efficiency = 2  2 = 4 kW

Output power = 204.1  0.8 = 163.3 kW

Input power = output power + losses = 163.3 + 4 = 167.3 kW

Hence, maximum efficiency, = 0.9761 or 97.61%

Exercise 125, Page 355

1. A transformer having a turns ratio of 8:1 supplies a load of resistance 50 . Determine the

equivalent input resistance of the transformer.

The equivalent input resistance, R1 = = (50) = 3200 Ω = 3.2 k

2. What ratio of transformer turns is required to make a load of resistance 30  appear to have a

resistance of 270 

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 i.e. 270 =

from which, and

i.e. the turns ratio required is 3:1

3. Determine the optimum value of load resistance for maximum power transfer if the load is

connected to an amplifier of output resistance 147  through a transformer with a turns ratio of

7:2

The equivalent input resistance R1 of the transformer needs to be 147  for maximum power transfer.

R1 = from which, RL = R1 = 147 = 12 

4. A single-phase, 240 V/2880 V ideal transformer is supplied from a 240 V source through a cable

of resistance 3 . If the load across the secondary winding is 720  determine (a) the primary

current flowing and (b) the power dissipated in the load resistance.

The circuit is as shown below.

(a)

Equivalent input resistance, =5

Total input resistance, =3+5=8

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 Hence, primary current, = 30 A

(b) from which, = 2.5 A

Power dissipated in load, P = = 4500 W or 4.5 kW

5. A load of resistance 768  is to be matched to an amplifier which has an effective output

resistance of 12 . Determine the turns ratio of the coupling transformer.

hence 12 = and

and

Hence, the turns ratio of the coupling transformer is 1:8

6. An a.c. source of 20 V and internal resistance 20 k is matched to a load by a 16:1 single-phase

transformer. Determine (a) the value of the load resistance and (b) the power dissipated in the

load.

The circuit is shown below.

(a) For maximum power transfer, needs to be 20 k

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 from which, load resistance, = 78.13 

(b) Total input resistance when source is connected to the matching transformer is ,

i.e. 20 k + 20 k = 40 k

Primary current, = 0.5 mA

from which, = 8 mA

Power dissipated in load, P = = 5 mW

Exercise 126, Page 357

1. A single-phase auto transformer has a voltage ratio of 480 V:300V and supplies a load of

30 kVA at 300 V. Assuming an ideal transformer, calculate the current in each section of the

winding.

Rating = 30 kVA =

Hence, primary current, = 62.5 A

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and secondary current, = 100 A

Hence, current in common part of winding = = 100 – 62.5 = 37.5 A

2. Calculate the saving in the volume of copper used in an auto transformer compared with a

double-wound transformer for (a) a 300 V:240 V transformer, and (b) a 400 V:100 V

transformer.

(a) For a 300 V:240 V transformer, x = = 0.80

From equation (20.12), volume of copper in auto transformer

= (1 – 0.80)(volume of copper in a double-wound transformer)

= (0.20)(volume of copper in a double-wound transformer)

Hence, saving is 80%

(b) For a 400 V:1000 V transformer, x = = 0.25

From equation (20.12), volume of copper in auto transformer

= (1 – 0.25)(volume of copper in a double-wound transformer)

= (0.75)(volume of copper in a double-wound transformer)

Hence, saving is 25%

Exercise 127, Page 358

1. A three-phase transformer has 600 primary turns and 150 secondary turns. If the supply voltage

is 1.5 kV determine the secondary line voltage on no-load when the windings are connected

(a) delta-star, (b) star-delta.

(a) For a delta connection,

hence, primary phase voltage, = 1.5 kV = 1500 V

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 Secondary phase voltage, = = 375 V

For a star connection,

hence, secondary line voltage = = 649.5 V

(b) For a star connection, or

Primary phase voltage, = 866.0 V

For a delta connection,

from which, secondary phase voltage,

= 216.5 V = secondary line voltage

Exercise 128, Page 353

1. A current transformer has two turns on the primary winding and a secondary winding of 260

turns. The secondary winding is connected to an ammeter with a resistance of 0.2 , the

resistance of the secondary winding is 0.3 . If the current in the primary winding is 650 A,

determine (a) the reading on the ammeter, (b) the potential difference across the ammeter, and

(c) the total load in VA on the secondary.

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(a) Reading on ammeter, =5A

(b) P.d. across ammeter = =1V

(c) Total resistance of secondary circuit = 0.2 + 0.3 = 0.5 

Induce e.m.f. in secondary = (5)(0.5) = 2.5 V

Total load on secondary = (2.5)(5) = 7.5 VA

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