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Iron loss of a transformer can be measured by

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Iron loss of a transformer can be measured by

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Awais Ahmed
Awais Ahmed 2 years ago
Iron losses of transformer are measured by conducting open circuit test. During open circuit test transformer works at very low power factor. The low power factor wattmeter is the instrument that measures lower values of power factor accurately.
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