A third world trasformer re manufacturer has built me an 25kw/28kva 3ph oil filled, convection air cooled, distribution transformer. I would like to put 38kva through it occasionally for 50% 10 min. cycles lasting one hour twice a day but I an planning to manage the load to the limit of the...
My transformer is underrated by about 15%.
Can i reduce the electric motor loading by limiting the inlet throttle valve of a wet screw air compressor? I see that a closed throttle results in about a 60% current draw compared to the full load so perhaps i can adjust the linkage to manage the...