Construction Of Single-Phase Transformer

Magnetic core and windings (or coils) are the two basic parts of any transformer. The core is made of silicon…

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Types Of D.C. Motors

Similar to the d.c. generators, the d.c. motors are classified depending upon the way of connecting the field winding with…

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Basic Electrical Engineering Interview Questions

Q.1 What does 10V AC mean? Is it the RMS voltage or Peak voltage or Average voltage? Answer. In general,…

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Per Unit Resistance, Leakage Reactance And Impedance Voltage Drop

Full-load voltage of a transformer can be expressed as a fraction of the full-load terminal voltage. Let I1fl be the full-load primary…

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Polarity Test Of A Single-Phase Transformer

Polarity testing of transformers is vital before connecting them in parallel. Otherwise, with incorrect polarity, it is not possible to…

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Sandwich Windings In Transformer

Figure 1.15 shows sandwich windings used in shell-type transformers. The high-voltage and low-voltage windings are split into a number of…

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Shell Type Transformer

Shell-type transformer has double magnetic circuit and three limbs. Both windings are placed on the central limb. The coils occupy…

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Separation Of Core (Or Iron) Losses In A Transformer

Hysteresis loss and eddy current loss are the components of the iron losses. For the applied fl ux density Bmax to the…

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Short Circuit Or Impedance Test

The main purpose of this test is to compute the following: Equivalent impedance of the transformer referred to primary and…

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Spiral Core Type Transformer

Figure 1.9 shows spiral core-type transformer where the core is assembled either of a continuous strip of the transformer steel…

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