Efficiency at 70% full load

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Tera-Scale

Joined Jan 1, 2011
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A transformer:

-50KVA
-11000/220V 50Hz
-NO load 0.3Amps
-No Load losses = 650W

determine;
a)
i)iron loss current. = 59.1mA
ii)magnetizing current = 294mA
iii)no load pf. = 0.201

b) a s.c. test gives Zeq =125Ω ref. to primary
and full load Power losses = 850W

determine:

i) full load sec current = 227.275Amps
ii)efficiency with 70% full load and 0.8 pf lagging = 97.41% (not sure)
iii) the regulation for the condition of b ii)

My problem is that I'm not sure if i should consider Inot(no load component) in part a) to workout b ii) and where to apply the 0.8 pf lag.
 

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Tera-Scale

Joined Jan 1, 2011
164
I used the Power loss at full load and worked it out at 70% load to find the regulation at b ii) to be 0.9885

Can anyone confirm it for me pls?
 

t_n_k

Joined Mar 6, 2009
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The worst case efficiency would occur at rated load of 50kVA.

The stated full load loss is 850 Watts.

So the full load efficiency would be 100* (50,000-850)/50,000 expressed as a %age - i.e 98.3%. So your answer of 97.41% at 70% of rated load is not consistent.

I did some rough calcs as follows.

Primary side Full load current = 50,000/11,000=4.545A

The primary series resistance loss is approximately the full load loss minus the no load loss - i.e. 850W-650W=200W

The series resistance is then Rps=200W/(4.545^2)=9.68Ω

The stated primary series impedance is Zeq=125Ω (complex)

Hence Xps=√(125^2-9.68^2)=124.6Ω

At 70% rated load and 0.8pf the current will be 0.7*4.545 or 3.182A @ -36.87° [2.546-j1.91].

The primary series power loss would then be 3.182^2*9.68=98W.

Assume the iron losses are about the same @ 650W.

Total losses at 70% rated power would be 748W.

Giving an efficiency of 100*(50,000-748)/50,000=98.5%

The primary voltage drop at 70% rated load and 0.8pf would be

(9.68+j124.6)*(2.546-j1.91)=262.5+j298.7=397.7 @48.68° Volts

The regulation would then be

100*(11,000-397.7@46.68°)/11,000=97.65%.

So I also get different answer on that score.
 
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