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Hysteresis loss can be minimised by selecting a material for the core that has (low/high)hysteresis coefficient.

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Important Questions on Alternating Current

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A transformer is used to light a 100 W, 110  V lamp from a 220 V supply. If the supply current is 0.6 A, the efficiency of the transformer is
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An ideal transformer has 500 and 5000 turn in primary and secondary windings, respectively. If the primary voltage is connected to a 6 V DC battery, then the secondary voltage is:

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Which of the following remain constant in a transformer ?
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An ideal transformer converts 220 V AC to 3.3 kV AC. It transmits the power of 4.4 kW. If the primary coil has 600 turns, then alternating current in the secondary coil is
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A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings having 4000 turns giving the output power at 230 V. If the current in the primary coil of the transformer is 5 A and its efficiency is 90 %, the output current would be:
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What is the phenomenon involved in the working of transformer ?
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A step-up transformer operates on a  230 V line and a load current of 2 A. The ratio of primary and secondary windings is 1: 25 . Then the current in the primary is
 
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 In an Indian laboratory, a circuit running on low AC voltage is connected to the AC mains through an electrical device .Name the electrical device
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A transformer consisting of 300 turns in the primary and 150 turns in the secondary gives output power of  2.2 kW . If the current in the secondary coil is  10 A , then the input voltage and current in the primary coil are:
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A transformer having efficiency of 90% is working on 200 V and 3 kW power supply. If the current in the secondary coil is 6 A the voltage across the secondary coil and the current in the primary coil respectively are:
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A step-down transformer has turn ratio 20:1. If 8 V is applied across 0.4 Ω secondary then the primary current will be
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The number of turns in the primary of an ideal transformer is 400 and that in the secondary is 2000. If the output power from the secondary at 1000 V is 10 kW then calculate the voltage and current in the primary coil.

 

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For the given circuit, comment on the type of transformer used :

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A common transistor radio set requires 12 V D.C. for its operation. The D.C. source is constructed by using a transformer and a rectifier circuit, which are operated at 220 V A.C. on standard domestic A.C. supply. The number of turns of secondary coil are 24, then the number of turns of primary are
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 In an Indian laboratory, a circuit running on low AC voltage is connected to the AC mains through an electrical device .If the electrical device is 100% efficient, state whether its input current will be greater or less than the output current.
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What is a transformer? Describe the principle, construction and working method of a transformer.
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What is Transformer? Draw its labelled diagram.
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A current of 6 A is flowing at 220 V in the primary coil of a transformer. If the voltage produced in the secondary coil is 1100 V and 40% of power is lost, then the current in the secondary coil will be:
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A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step down transformer with its primary windings having 4000 turns. The output power is delivered at 230 V by the transformer. If the current in the primary of the transformer is 5 A and its efficiency is 90 %, the output current would be:
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A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a stepdown transformer with its primary windings having 4000 turns. What should be the number of turns in the secondary windings in order to get output power at 230 V?