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History of Transformer
The history of transformer was commenced in the year 1880. In the year 1950,
400KV electrical power transformer was introduced in high voltage electrical
power system. In the early 1970s, unit rating as large as 1100MVA was produced and
800KV and even higher KV class transformers were manufactured in year of 1980.
Two winding
transformers are generally used where ratio between high voltage and low voltage is
greater than 2. It is cost effective to use auto transformer where the ratio between high
voltage and low voltage is less than 2. Again three phase single unit transformer is
more cost effective than a bank of three single phase transformer unit in a three phase
system. But still it is preferable to use than the later where power dealing is very large
since such large size of three phase single unit power transformer may not be easily
transported from manufacturer's place to work site.
Types of Transformer
Transformers can be categorized in different ways, depending upon their purpose, use,
construction etc. The types of transformer are as follows,
1. Step Up Transformer & Step Down Transformer - Generally used for
stepping up and down the voltage level of power in transmission and
distribution power network.
2. Three Phase Transformer & Single Phase Transformer - Former is
generally used in three phase power system as it is cost effective than later but
when size matters, it is preferable to use bank of three single phase transformer
as it is easier to transport three single phase unit separately than one single
three phase unit.
effective to use later where the ratio between high voltage and low voltage is
less than 2.
5. Outdoor Transformer & Indoor Transformer - Transformers that are
designed for installing at outdoor are outdoor transformers and transformers
designed for installing at indoor are indoor transformers.