If a
60 Hz transformer is operated in 50 Hz, but at rated voltage, will it be hotter
or cooler at full load?
We
know ,
If a
transformer rated in KW, it will be meaning less. Because will change according to load. So transformer
is rated in KVA. As seen, Cu loss of a transformer depends on current and iron loss on voltage. Hence total transformer
loss depends on volt-amp (VA) and not on phase angle between voltage and
current i.e. it is independent of load power factor. That is why rating
transformer is in KVA not in KW.
If rated voltage is applied but a
frequency other than rated is used in a transformer, it is seen from equation,
, that the flux must change inversely with the frequency change in order to
maintain the same induced voltage. The core loss varies almost directly as the
square of the flux and only directly with the frequency. A decrease in the
supply Frequency will therefore require an increase in flux and consequently an
increase in the core loss. Moreover, an increased mutual flux requires an
increased magnetizing current , while the increased core loss requires an
increased core loss component . Together, they combine to increase the no-load
current, and therefore the primary
current under load, Thus if a
transformer rated at 60 Hz is operated on a 50 Hz supply line, overheating will
occur if it carries rated KVA at rated voltage.
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