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CACD Group
updated 2000.03.30
Author Arpad Buermen

20ohm load on the secondary coil

Main voltage and load resistance are added to the transformer model:

    V1 1 2 0V SIN 0V 312V 50HZ
    RB 6 7 20ohm
Power-on transient:
Power-on transient response for H
Power-on transient response, H(t) [A/m]. Time is measured in [s].
Same as the open circuit secondary coil. Spikes appear after power-up.
The difference is that they disappear completely when steady state is reached.
The spikes are somewhat lower (about 30%) since the secondary coil current is trying to keep balance with the primary current.

Power-on transient response for B
Power-on transient response: B(t) [T]. 
Power-on transient response for i1
Power-on transient response, i1(t) [A]. 
Steady state:
 
 Steady-state response for H
Steady state,  H(t) [A/m]. 
Steady-state response for B
Steady state, B(t) [T].
Nothing much happening here, the same as in the previous example.

Steady-state response for i1
Steady state, i1(t) [A].
The current is larger since now the secondary coil must supply the load with current.

Steady state responses are all harmonic, the transformer operates in the linear part of the B(H) characteristic. The reason is the secondary coil current which keeps balance with the primary coil current preventing the core from reaching saturation.
If load resistance is increased to a point where secondary coil current can't keep up with the primary coil current, spikes in the H(t) response reappear. The nominal load value is the load where the transformer operates just below saturation. In the latter case it is 20ohm. Try experimenting with larger values.
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