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Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering ELM200S Assignment 1

BELLVILLE CAMPUS

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

NATIONAL DIPLOMA:
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL MACHINES 2: ELM200S

Assignment 1
1 July 2020

Marks: 100
Due Date: 4 july 2020

EXAMINER: M Djamen Fanta

MODERATOR: S Ntanjana

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Question 1 [6
Marks]

A single-phase, 4600/460 V, 60 Hz, transformer is connected to a single-phase, 60 Hz, 4600 V

power supply. The maximum flux density in the core is 0.85 T. If the induced voltage per turn in
10 V, determine

(a) The primary turns (N1) and the secondary turns (N2).

(b) The cross-sectional area (Ac) of the core.

Question 2 [8
Marks]

A single-phase transformer has 500 turns in the primary winding. When it is connected to a
single-phase, 120 V, 60 Hz power supply, the no-load current is 1.6 A and the no-load power is
80 W. Neglect the winding resistance and leakage reactance of the winding. Calculate

(a) The core loss current, Iw.

(b) The magnetizing current, Iu.

(c) The peak value of the core flux, Φmax.

(d) The magnetizing (core) impedance Zm, magnetizing (core) reactance Xm, core loss
resistance Rc.

Question 3 [9
Marks]

A single-phase, 1200 kVA, 240/120 V, 60 Hz transformer has a no load loss of 3.2 kW at rated
voltage and a copper loss of 9.5 kW at rated current. Determine the efficiency for the following
load conditions:
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(a) 1200 kVA at unity power factor.

(b) 1200 kVA at 0.9 power factor.

(c) 1200 kVA at 0.0 power factor (i.e., pure L or C load).

Question 4 [9
Marks]

A single-phase, two-winding transformer has 1000 turns on the primary and 500 turns on the
secondary. The primary winding is connected to a 220 V supply and the secondary winding is
connected to a 5 kVA load. The transformer can be considered ideal.

(a) Determine the load voltage.

(b) Determine the load impedance.

(c) Determine the load impedance referred to the primary.

Question 5 [16
Marks]

A single-phase, 10 kVA, 2400/120 V, 60 Hz transformer has the following equivalent circuit

parameters on the high voltage side:

Z01 = 5 + j 25 Ω

Rc = 64 k Ω

Xm = 9.6 k Ω

Standard no-load and short-circuit tests are performed on this transformer. Determine the
following:

No-load test results:

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a) Open circuit voltage Voc,

b) Open circuit current Ioc, and
c) Open circuit power Poc

Short-circuit test results:

a) Short circuit voltage Vsc,

b) Short circuit current Isc, and
c) Short circuit power Psc

Question 6 [15
Marks]

A single-phase, 300 kVA, 11 kV/2.2 kV, 60 Hz transformer has the following equivalent circuit
parameters referred to the high-voltage side:

Rc = 57.6 kΩ, Xm = 16.34 kΩ

R01 = 2.784 Ω, X01 = 8.45 Ω

(a) Determine

(i) No-load current as a percentage of full-load current.

(ii) No-load power loss (i.e., core loss).

(iii) No-load power factor.

(iv) Full-load copper loss.

(b) If the load impedance on the low-voltage side is Z Load = 8 + j 13.856 Ω determine the voltage
regulation using the approximate equivalent circuit.

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Question 7 [21
Marks]

A single-phase, 250 kVA, 11 kV/2.2 kV, 60 Hz transformer has the following parameters.

R1 = 1.3 Ω X1 = 4.5 Ω

R2 = 0.05 Ω X2 = 0.16 Ω

RC = 2.4 kΩ Xm = 0.8 kΩ

(a) Draw the approximate equivalent circuit (i.e., magnetizing branch, with Rc and Xm
connected to the supply terminals) referred to the HV side and show the parameter values.

(b) Determine the no-load current in amperes (HV side).

(c) If the low-voltage winding terminals are shorted, determine

(i) The supply voltage required to pass rated current through the shorted winding.

(ii) The losses in the transformer.

(d) The HV winding of the transformer is connected to the 11 kV supply and a load,

ZL = 0 – j 15 Ω is connected to the low-voltage winding. Determine:

(i) Load voltage.

(ii) Voltage regulation in percentage as referred to the low voltage side.

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Question 8 [16
Marks]

A single-phase, 200 kVA, 2100/210 V, 60 Hz transformer has the following characteristics. The
impedance of the high-voltage winding is 0.25 + j 1.5 Ω with the low-voltage winding short-
circuited. The admittance (i.e., inverse of impedance) of the low-voltage winding is 0.025 – j
0.075 mhos with the high-voltage winding open-circuited.

(a) Taking the transformer rating as base, determine the base values of power, voltage, current,
and impedance for both the high-voltage and low-voltage sides of the transformer.

(b) Determine the value of the equivalent resistance and leakage reactance of the

Transformer as referred to the low-voltage side.

(c) Determine the value of the core current at rated voltage.

(d) Determine the value of the total power loss in the transformer at full-load output

condition.

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TOTAL: 100 MARKS

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