[Amps] 3 phase HV transformers on single phase

[Steve Wright]

On 29/10/16 10:50, "Doug Ronald" <doug at dougronald.com> wrote:
> [....] I use Collins 208U-10 plate/screen transformers
> which look very similar to your images, to boost my single phase 240 VAC 60
> Hz up to 5200 VAC for transmission from my solar plant to my ranch house,
> and another run to my shack. The ranch house is about 1/3 mile from the
> solar plant, and the shack about 800 feet from the solar plant. These
> Collins transformers are really high quality with ratings from 49 Hz through
> 440 Hz. I see only a 40 Watt loss in each transformer due to I^2R and
> magnetic effects. One thing to be sure of is to short-out all the windings
> on the unused leg to prevent the magnetic flux from taking that easy path
> around the loop. I wouldn't depend on the shorted turn alone to redirect the
> flux.

How BIG is your solar plant??

80 watts loss 24/7 would need AT LEAST A KILOWATT of solar just to keep 
the battery bank up!!!


Steve