A 150-kVA single-phase transformer has a core loss of 1.5 kW and a full-load Cu loss of 2 kW.            Calculate the efficiency of the transformer (a) at full-load, 0.8 p.f. lagging (b) at one-half full-load unity p.f. Determine also the secondary current at which the efficiency is maximum if the secondary voltage is maintained at its rated value of 240 V

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A 150-kVA single-phase transformer has a core loss of 1.5 kW and a full-load Cu loss of 2 kW.

           Calculate the efficiency of the transformer (a) at full-load, 0.8 p.f. lagging (b) at one-half full-load unity p.f. Determine also the secondary current at which the efficiency is maximum if the secondary voltage is maintained at its rated value of 240 V

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