Question: An island ( receiving end ) is connected to a power generation station ( sending end ) by three - phase transmission cables. To reduce

An island (receiving end) is connected to a power generation station (sending end) by three-phase transmission cables. To reduce power transmission losses, a step-up transformer (n =4) is installed on the sending end, and a step-down transformer (n =0.25) is installed on the receiving end. Each cable has an impedance of (0.1+ j0.05). Power is delivered to the island at 220 V (phase r.m.s. voltage) by a 50 Hz, balanced three-phase supply. The island presents a balanced starconnected load, consuming a total power of 240 kW at 0.92 lagging power factor. Assume that both transformers are ideal. a) Calculate the line current in the island, and the current in the transmission cables. (3) b) What would be the increase in active power losses in the transmission cables if transformers were not used? (3) c) For the step-down transformer, the maximum flux density in the core is 2.2 T and the core cross-sectional area is 0.06 m2. What is the required number of turns in the primary winding and the secondary winding? (6) d) The step-down transformer is damaged and a radial air-gap is found in the core. After testing, 1000 additional ampere-turns are required to reach the same flux density (2.2 T) in the core. How wide is the air-gap? Assume that the flux density remains constant throughout the core and the air-gap, r of the core is 540, and 0 is 410-7 Hm-1.(4) e) Describe the losses that would be present and possible methods for loss reduction if the transformers were not ideal.

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