DEPT. OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE NO: EEE 232 EXPT.

NO.- 03
NAME OF THE EXPT.: DETERMINATION OF TRANSFORMER REGULATION.

OBJECTIVES:
To study voltage regulation of the transformer with varying resistive, capacitive and inductive loads.

INTRODUCTION:
When a transformer is loaded with a constant primary voltage, the secondary voltage changes from its no load value because of its internal and leakage reactance. The change of secondary voltage from no load to full load divided by the no load voltage is known as regulation of a transformer.
/regulation = VNL VFL !%%/ VNL

As motor and incandescent lamps and heating devices are quite sensitive to voltages, transformer regulation is of considerable importance. The secondary voltage is also dependent on the power factor of the load whether it is leading, lagging or unity. Therefore it should be known how the transformer behaves when it is loaded with a capacitive, an inductive or a resistive load. In this e periment we shall try to find out this answers

APPARATUS:
!" )" '" ." *" A# voltmeter $%&'%%(" A# ammeter $%&*A" +esistances $,* ohms, ).-Amp" #apacitor bank Inductor bank

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
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PROCEDURE:
A. !. #onnect the circuit as shown in figure above using a rheostat in place of 45. ). 6ow set the rheostat at its ma imum and close the switch 3!. 6ow vary the rheostat to ensure rated load current to flow through the load. 7easure 1), I! 8 I). '. 9eeping the switch 3! open measure the voltage 1! and 1) which are the no load input and output voltages respectively. .. Turn :;<<= the power supply. *. (ary the rheostat and take couple of more readings. ,. >se the following table for recording your data. 1! $(olts" I! $Amp" 1) $(olts" I) $Amp"

B. !. +epeat procedure step A using a variable inductance in place of the rheostat. ). +epeat procedure step A using a variable capacitor bank in place of the rheostat.

REPORT:
!. <or each of the three cases calculate the transformer regulation using the formula shown above. ). 2lot a regulation curve of the output voltage 1) vs. output current I) using the obtained data for the three cases.

QUESTIONS:
. ?oes the primary winding (A equal the secondary winding (A for every value of load resistance in the table@ 1 plain the cause. 2. 1 plain why the output voltage increases when capacitance loading is used. 3. A transformer has a very low impedance $small +%! and A%!"B a" What effect does this have on the regulation@ b" What effect does this have on the short&circuit current@ !. Will transformer heating be appro imately same for resistive, inductive or capacitive loads of the same (A rating@ 1 plain.