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25 kVA ideal transformer currents, flux

Short answer

Full-load currents: primary8.33 A, secondary104.17 A. Secondary emf is240 V. Maximum core flux is27.03 mWb.

An ideal 25 kVA transformer has 500 turns on the primary winding and 40 turns on the secondary winding. The primary is connected to 3,000 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate i) Primary and secondary currents on full load. ii) Secondary emf iii) The maximum core flux.

Given: S=25S=25 kVA, N1=500N_1=500, N2=40N_2=40, V1=3000V_1=3000 V, f=50f=50 Hz. The transformer is ideal.

Turns ratio: K=N2N1=40500=0.08K=\frac{N_2}{N_1}=\frac{40}{500}=0.08.

(i) Full-load currents.

I1=SV1=250003000=8.33 AI_1=\frac{S}{V_1}=\frac{25000}{3000}=8.33\ \text{A} I2=I1K=8.330.08=104.17 AI_2=\frac{I_1}{K}=\frac{8.33}{0.08}=104.17\ \text{A}

(ii) Secondary emf.

E2=V1×N2N1=3000×0.08=240 VE_2=V_1\times\frac{N_2}{N_1}=3000\times0.08=240\ \text{V}

(Check: 25000/240=104.1725000/240=104.17 A.)

(iii) Maximum core flux. From the emf equation E1=4.44fN1ΦmE_1=4.44fN_1\Phi_m (for an ideal transformer, E1=V1E_1=V_1):

Φm=30004.44×50×500=0.02703 Wb=27.03 mWb\Phi_m=\frac{3000}{4.44\times50\times500}=0.02703\ \text{Wb}=27.03\ \text{mWb}

Answer: (i) I1=8.33I_1=8.33 A, I2=104.17I_2=104.17 A; (ii) E2=240E_2=240 V; (iii) Φm=27.03\Phi_m=27.03 mWb.

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