What would happen if a power transformer designed for operation on 50 Hz (frequency) were connected to a 500 Hz (frequency) source of the same voltage:

• A. Current will be too much high
• B. Transformer may start to smoke and burn
• C. Eddy Current and Hysteresis losses will be excessive
• D. No effect

Answer: (C)

Core loss of transformer = Hysteresis loss + eddy current loss
Hysteresis loss prpotional to f
eddy current loss prpotional to f².