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Auto transformer, what are its use in a substation?

November 25, 2017 by bheema

DWQA Questions › Category: Transformer › Auto transformer, what are its use in a substation?
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bheema asked 4 years ago
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Dheeraj answered 4 years ago

Auto transformers are often used in substations for step up/step down where the ratio of high to low voltage is small (less than 4). These are used because they are significantly smaller than a wye/wye, which translates into cost savings.

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keeju answered 4 years ago

An Auto Transformer is a transformer with only one winding wound on a laminated core. An auto transformer is similar to a two winding transformer but differ in the way the primary and secondary winding are interrelated. A part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary sides. On load condition, a part of the load current is obtained directly from the supply and the remaining part is obtained by transformer action. An Auto transformer works as a voltage regulator.

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refas answered 4 years ago

Auto transformer is kind of electrical transformer where primary and secondary shares same common single winding. So basically it’s a one winding transformer.

It is used to compensate voltage drops by boosting supply voltage in distribution systems.

Auto transformers are often used in substations for step up/step down where the ratio of high to low voltage is small (less than 4). These are used because they are significantly smaller than a wye/wye, which translates into cost savings.

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