Virtual Laboratory for Performing Tests on a Single-Phase Power Transformer

TLDR: In this paper, the authors present a virtual laboratory for testing a single-phase power transformer using MATLAB Simulink environment, which is a typical rating for transformers usually employed for practical classes in the Electrical Machine Laboratory for undergraduate courses.

Abstract: This paper presents a virtual laboratory for testing a single-phase power transformer using MATLAB Simulink environment. The models presented herein replicate the actual tests like no-load test, short-circuit test, load test, and short heat run test successfully well within tolerable accuracy. The rating of the transformer is taken to be 2 kVA, 230/115 V, 50 Hz which is a typical rating for transformers usually employed for practical classes in the Electrical Machine Laboratory for undergraduate courses. This model is attractive to students and they are able to gain insights into operational aspects of a single-phase power transformer. This model, in whole or part, may also be used as final year projects of engineering undergraduate students.