Electrical machinery and power system fundamentals

Answer the following questions about this core: a What current is required to produce a flux density of 0.5 T in the central leg of the core?... b What current is required to produce a

Instructor’s Manual to accompany Electric Machinery and Power System Fundamentals, First Edition

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Chapter 1: Mechanical and Electromagnetic Fundamentals

1-1 A motor’s shaft is spinning at a speed of 1800 r/min What is the shaft speed in radians per second?

SOLUTION The speed in radians per second is

r1

rad2s60

min1r/min

1-2 A flywheel with a moment of inertia of 4 kg ⋅ m2 is initially at rest If a torque of 5 N ⋅ m

(counterclockwise) is suddenly applied to the flywheel, what will be the speed of the flywheel after 5 s? Express that speed in both radians per second and revolutions per minute

SOLUTION The speed in radians per second is:

( )5s 6.25rad/sm

kg4

mN5

The speed in revolutions per minute is:

1-3 A force of 5 N is applied to a cylinder, as shown in Figure P1-1 What are the magnitude and direction of

the torque produced on the cylinder? What is the angular acceleration α of the cylinder?

SOLUTION The magnitude and the direction of the torque on this cylinder is:

CCW ,sin

1-4 A motor is supplying 70 N ⋅ m of torque to its load If the motor’s shaft is turning at 1500 r/min, what is

the mechanical power supplied to the load in watts? In horsepower?

SOLUTION The mechanical power supplied to the load is

r 1

rad 2 s 60

min 1 r/min 1500 m N

hp 1 W 000 ,

1-5 A ferromagnetic core is shown in Figure P1-2 The depth of the core is 5 cm The other dimensions of

the core are as shown in the figure Find the value of the current that will produce a flux of 0.003 Wb

With this current, what is the flux density at the top of the core? What is the flux density at the right side

of the core? Assume that the relative permeability of the core is 1000

SOLUTION There are three regions in this core The top and bottom form one region, the left side forms a second region, and the right side forms a third region If we assume that the mean path length of the flux

is in the center of each leg of the core, and if we ignore spreading at the corners of the core, then the path lengths are l1 = 2(27.5 cm) = 55 cm, l2 = 30 cm, and l3 = 30 cm The reluctances of these regions are:

( 1000 ) ( 4 10 H/m ) ( 0 05 m )( 0.15 m ) 58 . 36 kA t/Wb

m 55 0

µ

l A

l

o r

R

( 1000 ) ( 4 10 H/m ) ( 0 05 m )( 0.10 m ) 47 . 75 kA t/Wb

m 30 0

µ

l A

l

o r

R

( 1000 ) ( 4 10 H/m ) ( 0 05 m )( 0.05 m ) 95 . 49 kA t/Wb

m 30 0

µ

l A

l

o r

R

The total reluctance is thus

t/Wb kA 6 201 49 95 75 47 36 58

3 2 1

R

and the magnetomotive force required to produce a flux of 0.003 Wb is

(0.003 Wb 201.6 kA t/Wb)( ) 605 A tφ

1-6 A ferromagnetic core with a relative permeability of 2000 is shown in Figure P1-3 The dimensions are

as shown in the diagram, and the depth of the core is 7 cm The air gaps on the left and right sides of the

core are 0.050 and 0.070 cm, respectively Because of fringing effects, the effective area of the air gaps is

5 percent larger than their physical size If there are 300 turns in the coil wrapped around the center leg of the core and if the current in the coil is 1.0 A, what is the flux in each of the left, center, and right legs of the core? What is the flux density in each air gap?

SOLUTION This core can be divided up into five regions Let R1 be the reluctance of the left-hand portion

of the core, R2 be the reluctance of the left-hand air gap, R3 be the reluctance of the right-hand portion

of the core, R4 be the reluctance of the right-hand air gap, and R5 be the reluctance of the center leg of the core Then the total reluctance of the core is

4 3 2 1

4 3 2 1 5 TOT

R R R R

R R R R R R

+ + +

+ +

+

=

( 2000 ) ( 4 10 H/m ) ( 0.07 m )( 0.07 m ) 90 . 1 kA t/Wb

m 11 1

7 1

7 2

7 3

7 4

7 5

3 108 1 90 3 77 1 90 0 30

4 3 2 1

4 3 2 1 5

+ + +

+ +

+

= + + +

+ +

+

=

R R R R

R R R R R R

The total flux in the core is equal to the flux in the center leg:

t/Wb kA 120.8

A 0 1 t 300

TOT TOT

The fluxes in the left and right legs can be found by the “flux divider rule”, which is analogous to the current divider rule

( ) ( ) ( 0 . 00248 Wb ) 0 . 00135 Wb

3 108 1 90 3 77 1 90

3 108 1 90

TOT 4 3 2 1

4 3

+ + +

+

= +

+ +

+

φ

R R R R

R R

3 108 1 90 3 77 1 90

3 77 1 90

TOT 4 3 2 1

2 1

+ + +

+

= +

+ +

+

φ

R R R R

R R

The flux density in the air gaps can be determined from the equation φ = BA:

( 0.07 cm )( 0.07 cm )( ) 1 05 0 . 262 T

Wb 00135 0

1-7 A two-legged core is shown in Figure P1-4 The winding on the left leg of the core (N1) has 600 turns,

and the winding on the right (N2) has 200 turns The coils are wound in the directions shown in the

figure If the dimensions are as shown, then what flux would be produced by currents i1 = 0.5 A and i2 =

1.00 A? Assume µr = 1000 and constant

SOLUTION The two coils on this core are would so that their magnetomotive forces are additive, so the total magnetomotive force on this core is

( 600 t )( 0 5 A ) ( 200 t )( 1 0 A ) 500 A t

2 2 1

7 0

t A 500

φ

1-8 A core with three legs is shown in Figure P1-5 Its depth is 5 cm, and there are 200 turns on the leftmost

leg The relative permeability of the core can be assumed to be 1500 and constant What flux exists in each of the three legs of the core? What is the flux density in each of the legs? Assume a 4% increase in the effective area of the air gap due to fringing effects

SOLUTION This core can be divided up into four regions Let R1 be the reluctance of the left-hand portion of the core, R2 be the reluctance of the center leg of the core, R3 be the reluctance of the center air gap, and R4 be the reluctance of the right-hand portion of the core Then the total reluctance of the core is

4 3 2

4 3 2 1 TOT

R R R

R R R R R

+ +

+ +

=

( 1500 ) ( 4 10 H/m ) ( 0.09 m )( 0.05 m ) 127 . 3 kA t/Wb

m 08 1

7 1

7 2

7 3

7 4

3 127 8 40 0 24 3 127

4 3 2

4 3 2 1

+ +

+ +

= + +

+ +

=

R R R

R R R R R

The total flux in the core is equal to the flux in the left leg:

t/Wb kA 170.2

A 0 2 t 200

TOT TOT

The fluxes in the center and right legs can be found by the “flux divider rule”, which is analogous to the current divider rule

( 0 00235 Wb ) 0 00156 Wb 3

127 8 40 0 24

3 127

TOT 4 3 2

4

+ +

= +

+

φ

R R R R

( 0 00235 Wb ) 0 00079 Wb 3

127 8 40 0 24

8 40 0 24

TOT 4 3 2

3 2

+ +

+

= +

R R

The flux density in the legs can be determined from the equation φ = BA:

( 0.09 cm )( 0.05 cm ) 0 . 522 T

Wb 00235 0

left

A

1-9 A wire is shown in Figure P1-6 which is carrying 2.0 A in the presence of a magnetic field Calculate the

magnitude and direction of the force induced on the wire

SOLUTION The force on this wire can be calculated from the equation

( × )= =( )( )(2A 1m 0.35T)=0.7N,into thepage

=i l B ilB

F

1-10 The wire shown in Figure P1-7 is moving in the presence of a magnetic field With the information given

in the figure, determine the magnitude and direction of the induced voltage in the wire

SOLUTION The induced voltage on this wire can be calculated from the equation shown below The voltage on the wire is positive downward because the vector quantity v × B points downward

ind cos 45 6 m/s 0.2 T 0.75 m cos 45 0.636 V, positive down

1-11 Repeat Problem 1-10 for the wire in Figure P1-8

SOLUTION The induced voltage on this wire can be calculated from the equation shown below The total voltage is zero, because the vector quantity v × B points into the page, while the wire runs in the plane of the page

( ) cos 0 ( 1 m/s )( 0.5 T )( 0.5 m ) cos 90 0 V

e v B l

1-12 The core shown in Figure P1-4 is made of a steel whose magnetization curve is shown in Figure P1-9

Repeat Problem 1-7, but this time do not assume a constant value of µr How much flux is produced in

the core by the currents specified? What is the relative permeability of this core under these conditions? Was the assumption in Problem 1-7 that the relative permeability was equal to 1000 a good assumption for these conditions? Is it a good assumption in general?

SOLUTION The magnetization curve for this core is shown below:

193 0.16

The two coils on this core are wound so that their magnetomotive forces are additive, so the total magnetomotive force on this core is

( 600 t )( 0 5 A ) ( 200 t )( 1 0 A ) 500 A t

2 2 1

F

Therefore, the magnetizing intensity H is

t/m A 193 m 2.60

t A 500

TOT

µ µ

7 - 0

φ µ

A

l

r

F

The assumption that µr = 1000 is not very good here It is not very good in general

1-13 A core with three legs is shown in Figure P1-10 Its depth is 8 cm, and there are 400 turns on the center

leg The remaining dimensions are shown in the figure The core is composed of a steel having the

magnetization curve shown in Figure 1-10c Answer the following questions about this core:

(a) What current is required to produce a flux density of 0.5 T in the central leg of the core?

(b) What current is required to produce a flux density of 1.0 T in the central leg of the core? Is it twice the current in part (a)?

(c) What are the reluctances of the central and right legs of the core under the conditions in part (a)? (d) What are the reluctances of the central and right legs of the core under the conditions in part (b)? (e) What conclusion can you make about reluctances in real magnetic cores?

SOLUTION The magnetization curve for this core is shown below:

(a) A flux density of 0.5 T in the central core corresponds to a total flux of

( 0 5 T )( 0 08 m )( 0 08 m ) 0 0032 Wb

φ

By symmetry, the flux in each of the two outer legs must be φ1 =φ2 =0.0016Wb, and the flux density

in the other legs must be

( 0 08 m )( 0 08 m ) 0 . 25 T

Wb 0016 0

2

B

The magnetizing intensity H required to produce a flux density of 0.25 T can be found from Figure 1-10c

It is 50 A·t/m Similarly, the magnetizing intensity H required to produce a flux density of 0.50 T is 70

A·t/m Therefore, the total MMF needed is

outer outer center

center

F

t A 8 52

By symmetry, the flux in each of the two outer legs must be φ1 =φ2 =0.0032Wb, and the flux density

in the other legs must be

( 0 08 m )( 0 08 m ) 0 . 50 T

Wb 0032 0

2

B

The magnetizing intensity H required to produce a flux density of 0.50 T can be found from Figure 1-10c

It is 70 A·t/m Similarly, the magnetizing intensity H required to produce a flux density of 1.00 T is about

160 A·t/m Therefore, the total MMF needed is

outer outer center

t A 8 88

m 0.24 t/m A 70

m 0.72 t/m A 50

m 0.24 t/m A 160

m 0.72 t/m A 70

(e) The reluctances in real magnetic cores are not constant

1-14 A two-legged magnetic core with an air gap is shown in Figure P1-11 The depth of the core is 5 cm, the

length of the air gap in the core is 0.07 cm, and the number of turns on the coil is 500 The magnetization curve of the core material is shown in Figure P1-9 Assume a 5 percent increase in effective air-gap area

to account for fringing How much current is required to produce an air-gap flux density of 0.5 T? What are the flux densities of the four sides of the core at that current? What is the total flux present in the air gap?

SOLUTION The magnetization curve for this core is shown below:

An air-gap flux density of 0.5 T requires a total flux of

bottom left

A B

B

The magnetizing intensity required to produce a flux density of 0.5 T in the air gap can be found from the equation Bag = µoHag:

t/m kA 398 H/m 10

4

T 0.5

7 0

B H

The magnetizing intensity required to produce a flux density of 0.524 T in the right-hand leg of the core can be found from Figure P1-9 to be

t/m A 410

bottom left

H

The total MMF required to produce the flux is

bottom bottom left

left top top right right ag

F

and the required current is

A 46 1 t 500

t A 31 7

1-15 A transformer core with an effective mean path length of 10 in has a 300-turn coil wrapped around one

leg Its cross-sectional area is 0.25 in2, and its magnetization curve is shown in Figure 1-10c If current

of 0.25 A is flowing in the coil, what is the total flux in the core? What is the flux density?

SOLUTION The magnetizing intensity applied to this core is

( 10 in )( 0 0254 m/in ) 295 A t/m

A 25 0 t 300

H F

From the magnetization curve, the flux density in the core is

m 0254 0 in 25 0 T 27 1

1-16 The core shown in Figure P1-2 has the flux φ shown in Figure P1-12 Sketch the voltage present at the

terminals of the coil

SOLUTION By Lenz’ Law, an increasing flux in the direction shown on the core will produce a voltage that tends to oppose the increase This voltage will be the same polarity as the direction shown on the core, so

it will be positive The induced voltage in the core is given by the equation

dt

d N

e = φ

so the voltage in the windings will be

The resulting voltage is plotted below:

1-17 Figure P1-13 shows the core of a simple dc motor The magnetization curve for the metal in this core is

given by Figure 1-10c and d Assume that the cross-sectional area of each air gap is 18 cm2 and that the width of each air gap is 0.05 cm The effective diameter of the rotor core is 4 cm

SOLUTION The magnetization curve for this core is shown below:

The relative permeability of this core is shown below:

Note: This is a design problem, and the answer presented here is not unique Other

values could be selected for the flux density in part (a), and other numbers of turns

could be selected in part (c) These other answers are also correct if the proper steps

were followed, and if the choices were reasonable

SOLUTION

(a) From Figure 1-10c, a reasonable maximum flux density would be about 1.2 T Notice that the

saturation effects become significant for higher flux densities

(b) At a flux density of 1.2 T, the total flux in the core would be

Wb 0.00192 m)

m)(0.04 T)(0.04

2 1

2 gap air rotor 1

gap air stator

7 stator

7 rotor

2 7

gap air gap air

gap air 2

gap air 1 gap

Therefore, the total reluctance of the core is

2 gap air rotor 1

gap air stator

t/Wb kA 510 221 2 5 221 8 62

Since F=Ni , and the current is limited to 1 A, one possible choice for the number of turns is N = 1000

1-18 Assume that the voltage applied to a load is V=208∠ − °30 V and the current flowing through the load

is I= ∠ °5 15 A

(a) Calculate the complex power S consumed by this load

(b) Is this load inductive or capacitive?

(c) Calculate the power factor of this load?

(d) Calculate the reactive power consumed or supplied by this load Does the load consume reactive

power from the source or supply it to the source?

(b) This is a capacitive load

(c) The power factor of this load is

1-19 Figure P1-14 shows a simple single-phase ac power system with three loads The impedances of these

three loads are

1 = ∠ ° Ω5 30

Z Z2 = ∠ ° Ω5 45 Z3 = ∠ − ° Ω 5 90

Answer the following questions about this power system

(a) Assume that the switch shown in the figure is open, and calculate the current I, the power factor, and

the real, reactive, and apparent power being supplied by the source

(b) Assume that the switch shown in the figure is closed, and calculate the current I, the power factor, and

the real, reactive, and apparent power being supplied by the source

(c) What happened to the current flowing from the source when the switch closed? Why?

+ -

The real, reactive, and apparent power supplied by the source are

(b) With the switch open, all three loads are connected to the source The current in Loads 1 and 2 is

the same as before The current I3 in Load 3 is

The real, reactive, and apparent power supplied by the source are

( 120 V 38.08 A )( ) 4570 VA

(c) The current flowing decreased when the switch closed, because most of the reactive power being

consumed by Loads 1 and 2 is being supplied by Load 3 Since less reactive power has to be supplied by the source, the total current flow decireases

1-20 Demonstrate that Equation (1-50) can be derived from Equation (1-49) using simple trigonometric

p t = VI θ + ω t + VI θ ω t

Chapter 2: Three-Phase Circuits

2-1 Three impedances of 4 + j3 Ω are ∆-connected and tied to a three-phase 208-V power line Find Iφ, IL,

P, Q, S, and the power factor of this load

φ φ φ

2-2 Figure P2-1 shows a three-phase power system with two loads The ∆-connected generator is producing a

line voltage of 480 V, and the line impedance is 0.09 + j0.16 Ω Load 1 is Y-connected, with a phase impedance of 2.5∠36.87° Ω and load 2 is ∆-connected, with a phase impedance of 5∠-20° Ω

(a) What is the line voltage of the two loads?

(b) What is the voltage drop on the transmission lines?

(c) Find the real and reactive powers supplied to each load

(d) Find the real and reactive power losses in the transmission line

(e) Find the real power, reactive power, and power factor supplied by the generator

SOLUTION To solve this problem, first convert the two deltas to equivalent wyes, and get the per-phase equivalent circuit

+ -

277∠0° V

Line

0.090 Ω j0.16 Ω

1 φ

Z

load , φ

67.136.87

2.516

.009.0

V0

°

∠

+Ω+

load

φ

V

Therefore, the line voltage at the loads is VL 3 439 Vφ = V

(b) The voltage drop in the transmission lines is

V 52 41.3 7.3

253.2 - V 0 277

-load , gen ,

2 2

2 1

253.2 V

3 sin 3 sin 36.87 46.2 kvar

2.5

V Q

2 2

2 2

253.2 V

1.67

V Q

0.09

V 52 41.3

line

line

Ω +

V I

Therefore, the loses in the transmission line are

(225A) (0.09 ) 13.7kW3

line

2 line

108.4

kW 6 61 kW 13.7

2 1 line

2-3 The figure shown below shows a one-line diagram of a simple power system containing a single 480 V

generator and three loads Assume that the transmission lines in this power system are lossless, and answer the following questions

(a) Assume that Load 1 is Y-connected What are the phase voltage and currents in that load?

(b) Assume that Load 2 is ∆-connected What are the phase voltage and currents in that load?

(c) What real, reactive, and apparent power does the generator supply when the switch is open?

(d) What is the total line current I L when the switch is open?

(e) What real, reactive, and apparent power does the generator supply when the switch is closed?

(f) What is the total line current I L when the switch is closed?

(g) How does the total line current I L compare to the sum of the three individual currents I1+ + I2 I3?

If they are not equal, why not?

SOLUTION Since the transmission lines are lossless in this power system, the full voltage generated by G1

will be present at each of the loads

(a) Since this load is Y-connected, the phase voltage is

1

480 V

277 V3

φ φ

(c) The real and reactive power supplied by the generator when the switch is open is just the sum of the

real and reactive powers of Loads 1 and 2

G

Q P

Q P

°

(e) The real and reactive power supplied by the generator when the switch is closed is just the sum of

the real and reactive powers of Loads 1, 2, and 3 The powers of Loads 1 and 2 have already been calculated The real and reactive power of Load 3 are:

tan G G

Q P

Q P

2 2

V

3 3

The sum of the three individual line currents is 343 A, while the current supplied by the generator is 298.8

A These values are not the same, because the three loads have different impedance angles Essentially,

Load 3 is supplying some of the reactive power being consumed by Loads 1 and 2, so that it does not have to come from the generator

2-4 Prove that the line voltage of a Y-connected generator with an acb phase sequence lags the corresponding

phase voltage by 30° Draw a phasor diagram showing the phase and line voltages for this generator

SOLUTION If the generator has an acb phase sequence, then the three phase voltages will be

Thus the line voltage lags the corresponding phase voltage by 30° The phasor diagram for this connection is shown below

208 30 V

20.8 10 A

10 20

ab ab

208 90 V

20.8 110 A

10 20

bc bc

208 150 V

20.8 130 A

10 20

ca ca

impedance

(a) If the switch shown is open, find the real, reactive, and apparent powers in the system Find the total

current supplied to the distribution system by the utility

(b) Repeat part (a) with the switch closed What happened to the total current supplied? Why?

SOLUTION

(a) With the switch open, the power supplied to each load is

( ) cos30 9.86kW10

V8043cos3

2 2

( )2 2

Ω( ) cos36.87 46.04kW4

V2773cos3

2 2

( )2 2

Ω

kW105.9

kW 46.04

kW 86.59

2 1

(b) With the switch closed, P3 is added to the circuit The real and reactive power of P3 is

( ) cos( 90 ) 0kW5

V2773cos3

2 2

V

Chapter 3: Transformers

3-1 The secondary winding of a transformer has a terminal voltage of v ts( ) = 282 8 sin 377 V t The turns

ratio of the transformer is 50:200 (a = 0.25) If the secondary current of the transformer is

8 282

I

The secondary voltage referred to the primary side is

V0

I I

The primary circuit voltage is given by

( Req jXeq)

S S

V

(20 36.87 A)(0.05 0.225 ) 53.6 3.2 VV

°

∠

= Ω

°

∠ + Ω

°

∠

= +

20

V 2 3 6 53 75

V 2 3 6 53

Therefore, the total primary current of this transformer is

A0.413.229.7177.287.3620

% 100 50

50 6 53

% 100

S

S P

aV

aV V

The input power to this transformer is

P

Therefore, the transformer’s efficiency is

% 4 93

% 100 W 857

W 800

% 100

(a) Find the equivalent circuit of this transformer referred to the high-voltage side

(b) Find the per-unit equivalent circuit of this transformer

(c) Assume that this transformer is supplying rated load at 277 V and 0.8 PF lagging What is this

transformer’s input voltage? What is its voltage regulation?

(d) What is the transformer’s efficiency under the conditions of part (c)?

SOLUTION

(a) The turns ratio of this transformer is a = 8000/277 = 28.89 Therefore, the secondary impedances

referred to the primary side are

The resulting equivalent circuit is

250 k Ω

j45 Ω j50.1 Ω

j30 k Ω

(b) The rated kVA of the transformer is 20 kVA, and the rated voltage on the primary side is 8000 V, so

the rated current in the primary side is 20 kVA/8000 V = 2.5 A Therefore, the base impedance on the primary side is

V 8000

base

base base

I

V Z

Since Zpu = Zactual / Zbase, the resulting per-unit equivalent circuit is as shown below:

87 36 V

277

kVA 20

28

A 87 36 72.2

I I

Therefore, the primary voltage on the transformer is

% 100 8000

8000 - 8290

(d) Under the conditions of part (c), the transformer’s output power copper losses and core losses are:

( 20 kVA )( ) 0 8 16 kW cos

82902 2

The efficiency of this transformer is

% 6 95

% 100 275 461 000 , 16

000 , 16

% 100

core CU OUT

+ +

=

× + +

=

P P P

P

η

3-3 A 2000-VA 230/115-V transformer has been tested to determine its equivalent circuit The results of the

tests are shown below

Open-circuit test Short-circuit test

V OC = 230 V V SC = 13.2 V

I OC = 0.45 A I SC = 6.0 A

P OC = 30 W P SC = 20.1 W All data given were taken from the primary side of the transformer

(a) Find the equivalent circuit of this transformer referred to the low-voltage side of the transformer (b) Find the transformer’s voltage regulation at rated conditions and (1) 0.8 PF lagging, (2) 1.0 PF, (3) 0.8

0 V 230

A 45 0

W 30 cos

OC OC

OC 1

I V

G R

Ω

=

M M

B X

SHORT CIRCUIT TEST:

20 2 A 6.0

V 13.2

EQ EQ

W 0.1 2 cos

SC SC

SC 1

I V

P

θ

Ω +

= Ω

°

∠

= +

To convert the equivalent circuit to the secondary side, divide each impedance by the square of the turns

ratio (a = 230/115 = 2) The resulting equivalent circuit is shown below:

(b) To find the required voltage regulation, we will use the equivalent circuit of the transformer referred

to the secondary side The rated secondary current is

A 70 8 V 115

VA 1000

V

V 4 1 8

% 100 115

115 - 118.8

(2) 1.0 PF:

V 0 115

V

V 28 2 3

% 1 1

% 100 115

115 - 116.3

(3) 0.8 PF Leading:

V 0 115

V

V 24 2 3

% 100 115

115 - 113.3

(c) At rated conditions and 0.8 PF lagging, the output power of this transformer is

( 115 V )( 8 7 A )( ) 0 8 800 W cos

Therefore the efficiency of this transformer at these conditions is

% 9 94 W 32.0

W 10.6

W 800

W 800

% 100

core CU OUT

+ +

=

× + +

=

P P P

P

η

3-4 A single-phase power system is shown in Figure P3-1 The power source feeds a 100-kVA 14/2.4-kV

transformer through a feeder impedance of 38.2 + j140 Ω The transformer’s equivalent series impedance

referred to its low-voltage side is 0.12 + j0.5 Ω The load on the transformer is 90 kW at 0.85 PF lagging and 2300 V

(a) What is the voltage at the power source of the system?

(b) What is the voltage regulation of the transformer?

(c) How efficient is the overall power system?

kV 4

Z

The secondary current IS is given by

( 2300 V )( ) 0 9 43 . 48 A

kW 90

kV 14 V 7 3 2441

V

(b) To find the voltage regulation of the transformer, we must find the voltage at the primary side of the

transformer (referred to the secondary side) under full load conditions:

EQ

Z

S S

( 43 48 25 8 A )( 0 12 0 5 ) 2314 0 43 V V

% 100 2300

2300 - 2314

(c) The power supplied to the load is POUT = 90 kW The power supplied by the source is

(2441V)(43.48A)cos29.5 92.37kWcos

% 100 kW 92.37

kW 90

% 100

3-5 When travelers from the USA and Canada visit Europe, they encounter a different power distribution

system Wall voltages in North America are 120 V rms at 60 Hz, while typical wall voltages in Europe are 220-240 V at 50 Hz Many travelers carry small step-up / step-down transformers so that they can use their appliances in the countries that they are visiting A typical transformer might be rated at 1-kVA and

120/240 V It has 500 1 turns of wire on the 120-V side and 1000 turns of wire on the 240-V side The

magnetization curve for this transformer is shown in Figure P3-2, and can be found in file p32.mag at this book’s Web site

1 Note that this turns ratio was backwards in the first printing of the text This error should be corrected in all subsequent printings

(a) Suppose that this transformer is connected to a 120-V, 60 Hz power source with no load

connected to the 240-V side Sketch the magnetization current that would flow in the transformer (Use MATLAB to plot the current accurately, if it is available.) What is the rms amplitude of the magnetization current? What percentage of full-load current is the magnetization current?

(b) Now suppose that this transformer is connected to a 240-V, 50 Hz power source with no load

connected to the 120-V side Sketch the magnetization current that would flow in the transformer (Use MATLAB to plot the current accurately, if it is available.) What is the rms amplitude of the magnetization current? What percentage of full-load current is the magnetization current?

(c) In which case is the magnetization current a higher percentage of full-load current? Why?

SOLUTION

(a) When this transformer is connected to a 120-V 60 Hz source, the flux in the core will be given by

the equation

cos )

N

V t

% M-file: prob3_5a.m

% M-file to calculate and plot the magnetization

% current of a 120/240 transformer operating at

% 120 volts and 60 Hz This program also

% calculates the rms value of the mag current

% Load the magnetization curve It is in two

% columns, with the first column being mmf and

% the second column being flux

flux = -VM/(w*NP) * cos(w * time);

% Calculate the mmf corresponding to a given flux

% using the MATLAB interpolation function

disp(['The rms current at 120 V and 60 Hz is ', num2str(irms)]);

% Calculate the full-load current

i_fl = S / Vrms;

% Calculate the percentage of full-load current

percnt = irms / i_fl * 100;

disp(['The magnetization current is ' num2str(percnt)

The rms current at 120 V and 60 Hz is 0.31863

The magnetization current is 3.8236% of full-load current

The rms magnetization current is 0.318 A Since the full-load current is 1000 VA / 120 V = 8.33 A, the magnetization current is 3.82% of the full-load current The resulting plot is

(b) When this transformer is connected to a 240-V 50 Hz source, the flux in the core will be given by

the equation

cos )

N

V t

% M-file: prob3_5b.m

% M-file to calculate and plot the magnetization

% current of a 120/240 transformer operating at

% 240 volts and 50 Hz This program also

% calculates the rms value of the mag current

% Load the magnetization curve It is in two

% columns, with the first column being mmf and

% the second column being flux