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Three Phase Connection and Auto TF

The document discusses transformers, specifically ideal and practical transformers, as well as three-phase transformers and autotransformers. It outlines the different configurations for three-phase transformers and details the advantages and disadvantages of autotransformers, including their applications in voltage regulation and motor starting. Autotransformers are noted for being smaller, cheaper, and more efficient, but they also present challenges such as the risk of higher voltage affecting lower voltage circuits.

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Three Phase Connection and Auto TF

The document discusses transformers, specifically ideal and practical transformers, as well as three-phase transformers and autotransformers. It outlines the different configurations for three-phase transformers and details the advantages and disadvantages of autotransformers, including their applications in voltage regulation and motor starting. Autotransformers are noted for being smaller, cheaper, and more efficient, but they also present challenges such as the risk of higher voltage affecting lower voltage circuits.

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Transformer

1.Ideal transformer
2.Practical (or real) transformer
Three Phase Transformer
Three Phase Transformer
Connections
A three-phase transformer consists of two three-phase windings;
primary winding and secondary winding

Primary winding and secondary winding can be connected as star or


delta connections.
According to the application of a transformer, the primary winding and
secondary winding can be connected in four possible configurations.
• Delta-Delta (Δ-Δ)
• Star-Star (Y-Y)
• Delta-Star (Δ-Δ)
• Star-Delta (Y-Δ)
Autotransformer
• An autotransformer is a type of electrical transformer with only one
winding.
• The “auto” prefix refers to the single coil acting alone (Greek for
“self”) not to any automatic mechanism.
• An auto transformer is similar to a two winding transformer but varies
in the way the primary and secondary winding of the transformer are
interrelated.
• In an auto transformer, one single winding is used as primary winding
as well as secondary winding.
• But in two windings transformer two different windings are used for
primary and secondary purpose.
A circuit diagram of auto transformer is
shown below:-
Advantages
• Thus auto transformer is smaller in size and cheaper.
• An auto transformer has higher efficiency than two winding
transformer. This is because of less ohmic loss and core loss due to
reduction of transformer material.
• Auto transformer has better voltage regulation as voltage
drop in resistance and reactance of the single winding is less.
Disadvantages of Using Auto Transformer
1.Because of electrical conductivity of the primary and secondary
windings the lower voltage circuit is liable to be impressed upon by
higher voltage.
2.To avoid breakdown in the lower voltage circuit, it becomes necessary
to design the low voltage circuit to withstand higher voltage.
3.The leakage flux between the primary and secondary windings is small
and hence the impedance is low. This results into severer short circuit
currents under fault conditions.
4.Because of common neutral in a star/star connected auto transformer it
is not possible to earth neutral of one side only.
5.It is more difficult to maintain the electromagnetic balance of the
winding when voltage adjustment tapping's are provided.
Applications of Auto Transformers

1.Compensating voltage drops by boosting supply voltage in


distribution systems.
2.Auto transformers with a number of tapping are used for
starting induction and synchronous motors.
3.Auto transformer is used as variac in laboratory or where
continuous variable over broad ranges are required.

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