Open Circuit Test — Study Resources & PYQs
Open circuit test used for determining transformer parameters.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Testbook - OC Test and SC Test of Transformer (Article) — Explains the open-circuit test procedure, circuit diagram, and how to compute equivalent circuit parameters from the results.
- Basic Electrical Engineering - OC Test and SC Test on Transformer (Video) — Indian faculty lecture demonstrating the open-circuit test on a single-phase transformer with calculations.
- Circuit Globe - Open Circuit and Short Circuit Test on Transformer (Article) — Indian site. Circuit diagrams, which side is energised, phasor diagram, and the calculation of R0, X0, R01, X01.
- TutorialsPoint - Open and Short Circuit Test of Transformer (Article) — Indian site. Compact version with the numerical steps laid out cleanly. Good for quick revision the night before.
- How Electrical - OC and SC Test: Set-up and Procedure (Article) — Lab-oriented explanation with the variac, wattmeter and ammeter connections. Useful for the practical/lab viva as well.
- NPTEL — Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur (Article) — Current IIT Kharagpur NPTEL course covering DC/AC circuits, three-phase circuits, resonance, transformers and electrical machines.
- NPTEL — A Basic Course on Electric and Magnetic Circuits (Article) — Current IIT Kharagpur NPTEL course covering electric/magnetic circuits, phasors, three-phase systems and transformer-equivalent circuits.
Open Circuit Test previous year questions
Taught in these subjects
- FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING — BEET21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING — BEET21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING — BEET11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering — EET2201 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Principles of Electrical Engineering — EET2101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu