A single-phase transformer is fed with a rated supply and operates at no load. If the core of the transformer is air-core, then the waveform of steady state magnetising current drawn from the supply would be a ___________.

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  1. pure sinusoidal wave
  2. peaky wave with strong third harmonic component
  3. rectangular wave
  4. flat topped wave

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Option 1 : pure sinusoidal wave
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BH curve

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The core of the transformer is made up of ferromagnetic material like CRGO.

The BH curve of these materials is not linear.

The flux density (B) tends to saturate after a specific value of current intensity (H). 

Therefore, the magnetizing current drawn from the supply becomes a flat-topped wave.

For an air core transformer, the BH curve is a straight line, hence the waveform of steady-state magnetizing current drawn from the supply would be a pure sinusoidal wave.

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