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GATE 2019 EE – Question 33

Electrical and Electronic Measurements · Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and multi-meters, Phase, Time and Frequency measurement · 1 mark · Numerical answer

The total impedance of the secondary winding, leads, and burden of a 5 A CT is $0.01\ \Omega$. If the fault current is 20 times the rated primary current of the CT, the VA output of the CT is ________.

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Correct answer: 100

Explanation

The secondary current is $20\times5=100$ A, so the VA is $I^2Z=100^2\times0.01=100$ VA.