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Let's first talk about 2 winding transformer

Say side a a' and b b'

So dot polarity tells us that when a is at higher potential then a' at that instant which among b and b' is at higher potential

So if in a fig dot is over a on a a' side and over b' on b b' side then at the instant when a is at higher potential then a' at that time b' will be at higher potential than b

Imagine we connect three such single phase two winding Transformers having dot polarity marked, in delta(or star)

Now we have a three phase transformer with dot polarity.

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What is the procedure to polarity test a 3 phase transformer?

A 'polarity test' is conducted on a single-phase transformer, not a three-phase transformer (or transformer bank). The polarity of a single-phase transformer being important if two transformers are to be connected in parallel, or three transformers are going to be connected to form a three-phase transformer bank.'Angular displacement' is, to a three-phase transformer, what 'polarity' is to a single-phase transformer. So you really should be asking about angular displacement, rather than polarity. Angular displacement, or 'phase displacement', is the angle by which the secondary line voltage lags the primary line voltage.Angular displacement can be determined either by drawing a phasor diagram of the three-phase connection and measuring it, or by looking up the connection in a vector-group chart/table -you would nor normally 'calculate' angular displacement.


What are the condition for transformer parallel operation?

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How you differentiate between single phase and three phase transformer?

A single-phase transformer works with a single-phase supply, while a 3-phase transformer is used with a 3-phase supply. A single-phase transformer has 2 wires on the primary and secondary (ignoring taps) while a 3-phase tansformer has 3 or 4 wires on the primary and secondary.


What transformer do you need if you have primary voltage of 600 3 phase and require 240 volt 1 phase?

A single phase 600 to 240 Volt transformer using two phases of the three phase primary.


What is the effect of Phase sequence change in 3 phase supply?

It is important to keep the phase sequence the same throughout the system but it is more important to connect the transformers up with the right polarities. Never close a delta connection without a test fuse wire first, for correct transformer polarity connection.

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What is the procedure to polarity test a 3 phase transformer?

A 'polarity test' is conducted on a single-phase transformer, not a three-phase transformer (or transformer bank). The polarity of a single-phase transformer being important if two transformers are to be connected in parallel, or three transformers are going to be connected to form a three-phase transformer bank.'Angular displacement' is, to a three-phase transformer, what 'polarity' is to a single-phase transformer. So you really should be asking about angular displacement, rather than polarity. Angular displacement, or 'phase displacement', is the angle by which the secondary line voltage lags the primary line voltage.Angular displacement can be determined either by drawing a phasor diagram of the three-phase connection and measuring it, or by looking up the connection in a vector-group chart/table -you would nor normally 'calculate' angular displacement.


What are the condition for transformer parallel operation?

CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR TRANSFORMER PARALLEL operation are.. 1. Voltage turn ratio. 2. phase sequence 3. Impedence should be same 4. polarity Hitesh


How do you get 380 volt from 220 3 phase?

Only with a 3 phase transformer.


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By having a transformer with 3 phase input and single phase out put


How you differentiate between single phase and three phase transformer?

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What is the effect of Phase sequence change in 3 phase supply?

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Why does a 3 phase transformer produce an alternating flux while a 3 phase induction machine produces rotating flux when fed through 3 phase supply?

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