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प्रश्न
The teachers of Geeta’s school took the students on a study trip to a power generating station, located nearly 200 km away from the city. The teacher explained that electrical energy is transmitted over such a long distance to their city, in the form of alternating current (ac) raised to a high voltage. At the receiving end in the city, the voltage is reduced to operate the devices. As a result, the power loss is reduced. Geeta listened to the teacher and asked questions about how the ac is converted to a higher or lower voltage.
1) Name the device used to change the alternating voltage to a higher or lower value. State one cause for power dissipation in this device.
2) Explain with an example, how power loss is reduced if the energy is transmitted over long distances as an alternating current rather than a direct current.
3) Write two values each shown by the teachers and Geeta.
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उत्तर
1) The transformer is a device used for changing the alternating voltage to a higher or lower value. Formation of eddy currents in the iron core of the transformer is one of the causes of power dissipation in this device.
2) In the long-distance transmission of energy through transmission lines, the power loss is mainly due to resistive loss. Now, this resistive loss is proportional to the square of current flowing through the lines i.e
`H prop I^2`
So, to minimise this loss, we need to minimise the current flowing in the wire. In case of dc, if we decrease the current flowing in the wire, though the power losses will decrease but simultaneous power received at the receiving station will also decrease. So, to achieve the required amount of power at the receiving station, we transmit the ac signal by stepping up the voltage with the lower value of current as ac gives the flexibility of stepping up or down the voltage. In this way, the power losses are reduced while maintaining the required amount of power at the receiving station.
3)
Two values shown by the teachers are:
- Believer of giving practical knowledge
- Good explainer
Two values shown by Geeta are:
- Curiosity of learning
- Good listener
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the function of a transformer.
The power supply to the primary coil of a transformer is 200 W. Find
(i) Current in primary coil if the e.m.f. supply to it is equal to 220V.
(ii) The number of turns in the primary coil is equal to 80 and that in secondary is 800. What is the transformation ratio?
(iii) Name the type of transformer.
(iv) What will be the output voltage?
(v) What is the current in the secondary coil for an ideal transformer?
(vi) What is the output power?
(vii) Is output and input power equal?
(viii) Compare the current flowing in a secondary coil and in a primary coil.
Mention the various energy losses in a transformer.
A transformer works on the principle of ______.
Read the following paragraph and answer the question:
Long distance power transmissions
The large-scale transmission and distribution of electrical energy over long distances is done with the use of transformers. The voltage output of the generator is stepped up. It is then transmitted over long distances to an area sub-station near the consumers. There the voltage is stepped down. It is further stepped down at distributing sub-stations and utility poles before a power supply of 240 V reaches our homes.
Which of the following statement is true?
A transformer is essentially an a.c. device. It cannot work on d.c. It changes alternating voltages or currents. It does not affect the frequency of a.c. It is based on the phenomenon of mutual induction. A transformer essentially consists of two coils of insulated copper wire having different numbers of turns and wound on the same soft iron core.
The number of turns in the primary and secondary coils of an ideal transformer is 2000 and 50 respectively. The primary coil is connected to a main supply of 120 V and secondary coil is connected to a bulb of resistance 0.6 Ω.
The value of current in the bulb is ______.
Two coils P and Q are kept near each other. When no current flows through coil P and current increase in coil Q at the rate 10A/s, the emf in coil P is 15mV. When coil Q carries no current and current of 1. 8A flows through coil P, the magnetic flux linked with the coil Q is ______.
Magnetic flux passing through a coil is initially 4 × 10-4 Wb. It reduces to 10% of its original value in t second. If the emf induced is 0. 72 mV then t in second is ______.
The primary coil of a transformer has 60 turns whereas its secondary coil has 3000 turns.
If a current of 5A flows in the primary coil, how much current will flow in a load in the secondary coil? State the assumption you have made regarding the transformer, in this calculation.
