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Article #999Re: Transformer Troubles
From: Cees Keyer
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1989 09:10
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1989 09:10
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In article <2541@ccnysci.UUCP> sukenick@ccnysci.UUCP (SYG) writes:
>>Multiple parallel transformers do work (as long as you get all the
>>polarities correct!) In fact, internal to many transformers are parallels
>
>Wouldnt you have to find matched transformers (close in real voltage)?
>What if the voltages are slightly different?
>(ie: there may be variations in voltages of 12.6 V transformers)
>Wouldn't one act as a sink and heat up if the voltages arent matched?
>What is a good rule of thumb for the max diff in volts?
>
>Where is Theremagoochymin's rule when you need it?
A rule of tumb is that the secundary voltage of two parallel transformers
must be with in 0.5% equal to each other for small <1 KW trans.
The difference between the power output off the transformers must be within a factor 3
So if 1 trans. is 1 KW the other must be smaller than 3 KW.
Last but not least the factor
e = Vshort/Uprimary * 100%
must be the same. Vshort is the voltage aplied to the primary coil with
the nominal current flowing trough the primary coil and the secundary coil
is shortend, like this
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Inom > ) || ( |
) || ( |
) || ( |
) || ( |
--------) || (-----------
So these are the rules for transformers parallel.
The terms I used are poor translations from dutch so don't flame me
about the language used.
#include disclaimer.h
#include language.h
Cees Keyer.
--
DISCLAIMER: I am not insane, I am a plane.
Cees Keyer, Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam.
department of electrical engineering.
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