To make minor adjustments to the transformer's turns ratio in order to slightly increase or decrease the secondary voltage in order to maintain that voltage within legal requirements. Off-load tap changers, as the name implies, can only be operated when the transformer is disconnected.
automatic tap changing transformers can change their tap setting on their own, manual tap means a person has to manually go out and change the tap setting
when the load is connected to draws some current. while changing the tap of the transformer the tappings related to the winding is changed , so the load current affects the transformer. hence while changing the tap it should be noted thatAnswerThere are two types of tap-changing mechanism -'off-load' and 'on-load'. Off-load tap changers physically disconnect the winding when changing from one tap setting to the next. Accordingly, the circuit is temporarily broken, and dangerous arcing will take place if the transformer is energised. Therefore off-load tap changers require that the transformer is disconnected while the mechanism is operated.On the other hand, 'on-load' tap changers use a mechanism which incorporates a 'make before break' contact arrangement, ensuring that no break is made in the circuit as the mechanism moves from one tap setting to the next, enabling it to operate with the transformer energised and supplying load. On-load tap changers are usually automatically operated, although this feature can be overridden and operated manually.
It changes the tap while it is operation (hence "on load"). This allows real-time voltage regulation for the transformer secondary (as load picks up, causing the voltage to sag, the LTC can tap up, increasing the voltage).
It is carried out by tap-changing on the HV side of the transformer. The number of turns on the winding is increased or decreased by a number of turns to make the secoondary voltage take the right value. Tap-changing is done on the HV side because each turn is a smaller percentage of the voltage, which permits finer adjustment.
The twoends of a center tap transformer cannot be used without a rectifier.
So that tap-changing can't be done any more, or maybe the tap changer was faulty.
Voltage varies through tap changing of a transformer because the different taps connect to different points on the winding, with the result that use of different taps constitutes use of different turns ratios.
On-load tap-changing is done in electric power supply systems to maintain the supply voltage to customers within limits. Tapping is done by switching extra turns in or out, usually on the high-voltage winding of a transformer. The switching is done by a make-before-break switch to avoid excessive sparking in the transformer, and this enables the switching to be done without interrupting the supply.
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automatic tap changing transformers can change their tap setting on their own, manual tap means a person has to manually go out and change the tap setting
when the load is connected to draws some current. while changing the tap of the transformer the tappings related to the winding is changed , so the load current affects the transformer. hence while changing the tap it should be noted thatAnswerThere are two types of tap-changing mechanism -'off-load' and 'on-load'. Off-load tap changers physically disconnect the winding when changing from one tap setting to the next. Accordingly, the circuit is temporarily broken, and dangerous arcing will take place if the transformer is energised. Therefore off-load tap changers require that the transformer is disconnected while the mechanism is operated.On the other hand, 'on-load' tap changers use a mechanism which incorporates a 'make before break' contact arrangement, ensuring that no break is made in the circuit as the mechanism moves from one tap setting to the next, enabling it to operate with the transformer energised and supplying load. On-load tap changers are usually automatically operated, although this feature can be overridden and operated manually.
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The simplest type of tap-changing mechanism is a rotary switch which allows the distribution company to select one of several 'tapping' (connection) points on the high-voltage side of a transformer. This enables the turns-ratio of the transformer to be adjusted to slightly elevate or reduce the output voltage if required. This type of tap changer is termed an 'off-load' tap changer, because it cannot be operated when the transformer is energised because the winding is temporarily disconnected as the mechanism's contacts move from one tap to the next. Off-load tap changers are operated manually, using a handle located outside the transformer -after the transformer has been de-energised, isolated, and safety earths (ground) applied.More complicated is the motor-driven 'on-load' tap-changing mechanism. It, too, alters the turns-ratio of a transformer, but this is done (usually) automaticallyaccording to changes in load. Unlike the 'off-load' mechanism, the high-voltage winding is never temporarily disconnected as the mechanism's contacts move from one tap to the next. This is because a pair of contacts is involved. One contact moves to the new tap position while the second remains at the first tap connection; when this has been done, the second contact follows the first onto the new tap position -so there is no break in the circuit. Additionally, there might be surge-suppressors fitted, to limit current surges during the tap-changing operation.Tap changers are always fitted to the high-voltage windings, where the current is lower -thus enabling smaller contacts to be used.
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Taps are connections to the (usually) high-voltage winding of a transformer which enables minor changes to the turns-ratio to be made in order to make minor changes to the secondary voltage to compensate, where necessary, to a fall in terminal voltage below the regulatory allowance.There are two types of tap-changing mechanism, 'off-load' and 'on-load'.Off-load tap-changing mechanisms require the transformer to be isolated before its tap settings can be adjusted, and is normally the case with smaller distribution transformers.On-load tap-changing can be performed with the transformer supplying its load, usually automatically, in response to changes in its secondary voltage. On-load tap changing mechanisms have a 'make before break' switching arrangement, to ensure that the transformer windings are not open circuited during the operation of tap changing.