What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and
potential transformer?

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / the pm

voltage transformer is generally used to step down the
voltage but potential transformer is used for both step
down the voltage as well as for protection basis.

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / nilesh kasar mumbai

VOLTAGE TRANFORMER STEPS UP/DOWN VTG BUT PT ONLY SENSES VTG

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / maharaja.a

THE VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER USED ONLY BELOW 110 KV PROTECTION
BUT THE POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER USED FOR HIGHER VOLTAGES.

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / vishal shirke

potential transformer is used to measure voltage difference
between any two points.voltage transformer is used to
measure line voltage.

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / sareer ahmad lone

Basically,both these transformers perform the same
function.That is for metering and protection.

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50 No

What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / nilesh shinde

as per construction both are same but potential transformer
is always step down type transformer where as power
transformer may be step up or step down type.

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / a.ragavendran

current transformer is a step up transformer,the primary of
this transformer consists of a large no.of thick wire
connected in series with line. In case of P.T is a step
down transformer,the primary of this transformer consists
of a large no.of fine wire connected across the line.

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What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential transformer?..

Answer / vishal sharma

but obvious spelling diffrence

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