3.15: Transformers Flashcards
(a) Primary Turns / Secondary Turns
- A current transformer should always have its
(a) primary shorted or off load.
(b) secondary open circuit or on load.
(c) secondary shorted or on load.
(c) secondary shorted or on load.
- In transformer operation, hysteresis losses are:
(a) current overcoming coil resistance,
(b) energy wasted in reversing core magnetisation,
(c) induced currents in the iron core.
(b) energy wasted in reversing core magnetisation,
- A step up autotransformer has:
(a) two windings.
(b) three windings,
(c) one winding
(c) one winding
- In transformer operations, Hysteresis Losses are caused by:
(a) current overcoming the coils resistance
(b) energy wasted in reversing the core’s magnetization
(c) induced currents in the iron core
(b) energy wasted in reversing the core’s magnetization
- In transformer operations, Eddy Current Losses are caused by:
(a) current overcoming the coils resistance
(b) energy wasted in reversing the core’s magnetization
(c) induced currents in the iron core
(c) induced currents in the iron core
- In transformer operations, Copper Losses are caused by:
(a) current overcoming the coils resistance
(b) energy wasted in reversing the core’s magnetization
(c) induced currents in the iron core
(a) current overcoming the coils resistance
- A transformer has 250 turns on the primary and 25 turns on the secondary. If the
primary is connected to a supply of 115 volts a.c. what will be the secondary voltage?
(a) 11.5 volts.
(b) 1.150 volts.
(c) 23 volts.
(a) 11.5 volts.
- The purpose of a center tap in a transformer is to provide
(a) two separate dc voltages to a rectifier
(b) two equal voltages from one Transformer
(c) a step-down voltage to a rectifier
(b) two equal voltages from one Transformer
- In transformers overheating and insulation failure can be caused by
(a) higher frequencies than normal.
(b) lower frequencies than normal.
(c) higher or lower frequencies than normal.
(b) lower frequencies than normal.
- A step-up transformer has a turns-ratio of 10. If the output current is 20A, the
input current is :
(a) 2A
(b) 200A
(c) 20A
(b) 200A
- The core of a transformer is laminated to :
(a) prevent eddy currents from occurring
(b) reduce the effects of eddy current loss
(c) limit hysteresis loss
(b) reduce the effects of eddy current loss
- A transformer has a step-up ratio of 5 to 1 and a primary source voltage of
24VAC. The secondary current is 0.20 Amps. What is the primary current drawn?
(a) 0.40 Amps
(b) 1 Amp
(c) 4.8 Amps
(b) 1 Amp
- An advantage of an auto-transformer is that :
(a) copper loss is reduced
(b) it gives a high step-up ratio
(c) iron losses are reduced
(a) copper loss is reduced
Auto Transformer has one winding only so copper loss is reduced (i,.e same winding for both primary and secondary is used)
- Transformers are treated as being ideal because:
(a) they have no moving parts
(b) they have iron cores
(c) they are 98% efficient
(c) they are 98% efficient
- Eddy currents can be reduced by:
(a) laminations in the transformer core.
(b) using ionized metallic material.
(c) using a single solid piece of brass
(a) laminations in the transformer core.
- Eddy currents can be reduced by:
(a) Laminations
(b) Using special non-metallic materials
(c) Using a single solid piece of meta
(a) Laminations
- The core in a high frequency transformer which provides for the magnetic flux is
made from:
(a) A non-ferrous material
(b) Iron
(c) Silicon
(a) A non-ferrous material
Iron-core transformer for low frequency
Air core (non ferrous) for high frequency
- A power supply transformer has :
(a) single secondary winding.
(b) Multi secondary windings.
(c) No secondary windings.
(a) single secondary winding.
- If the power consumed by the secondary circuit of a transformer is 52 watts, what
will be the primary current if the primary voltage is 115 volts?
(a) 2 Amps.
(b) 1.5 Amps
(c) 0.45 Amps
(c) 0.45 Amps
'’Power in the primary = power in the secondary’’
Therefore, Power = V*I
52 watts = 115 volts * I
I = 52/115, Current = 0.45 amps
- Eddy currents in a transformer core are reduced by
(a) decreasing the thickness of the laminates
(b) increasing the thickness of the laminates
(c) making the core from a solid block
(a) decreasing the thickness of the laminates
- Transformer copper loss on full load is 220 Watts. On half load the loss will be
(a) 110 Watts
(b) 440 Watts
(c) 55 Watts
(c) 55 Watts
Half load = 1/2 current losses are I squared R
so 1/4
- The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10 ohms and 1500
turns. For the primary winding to have an impedance of 1 k ohm, how many turns
must it have?
(a) 15,000
(b) 150,000
(c) 1,500,000
(a) 15,000
- In a transformer core loss is 200 W and copper loss is 220W at no load.
(a) What is the core loss at full load
(b) 200 W
(c) 220 W
(d) 0 W
(b) 200 W
Core loss is not changed by changes in load current, they are frequency dependent.
I2R losses copper losses are impacted by il changes
- A step up transformer has
(a) one winding
(b) two windings
(c) three windings
(b) two windings