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Advantages of potential transformer?
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January 20, 2013 10:56AM
There are no advantages or disadvantages of potential or voltage transformer unless it is compared to other device.
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(2)Capacity:- Power transformer is designed to work on kilo
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but I look at it this way:
The transformer isn't aware of the purpose to which you're
putting it, so no matter
what you call the function, the transformer continues to perform
it ... transforming
voltages and impedances in proportion to the turns ratio, and
currents in proportion
to its inverse.
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that is used to measure voltage on high-voltage lines. For example:
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(b) electrically-isolating the secondary circuit from the
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Answer
A 'potential transformer' is the North American term for
what, elsewhere, is called a 'voltage transformer'. It,
together with a current transformer, belongs to a class of
transformers known as 'instrument transformers'.
Potential transformers are used to (1) reduce the value of a
high-voltage supply to a lower value (often 120 V) so that it may
be read by ordinary voltmeters, and (2) to electrically-isolate the
voltmeter from the high-voltage source for the purpose of
safety.
In electricity substations, potential transformers are also used
to provide an input to certain types of protective relay.
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A transformer enables a voltage to be increased ('stepped-up')
or decreased ('stepped-down') with little loss of energy.
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What are the General types of current transformers?
Current transformer are used for measuring current in a bus bar
without disconnecting it by means of ammeter.There are three
types
1.bar type current transformer
2.toroidal current transformer
3.wound type current transformer