Sample Voltage Drop Calculation Across Transformer
See figure 1 and figure 2 below
XF2-001:
Given:
Connection: D-Y (4160V/480V) Size = 300KVA Ipri = 79.92A Isec = 692.62A
PF = Cosq = 0.25 Sinq = Sin(Cos-1q) = 0.968
R = 1.7% = 0.017pu @ 300KVA base X = 4.96% = .0496pu @ 300KVA base
Using primary side:
Zact = Zpu x Zbase I = 79.92A Zbase = V2/Sbase = (4160)2 / 300KVA = 57.685W
Ract = (.017)( 57.685) = 0.98065W
Xact = (0.0496)(57.685) = 2.86119W
VD = IRCosq + IXSinq ß From IEEE Red Book
VD = I[RCosq + XSinq]
VD = 79.92[(0.98065)( 0.25) + (2.86119)( 0.968)] = 240.85V
VD3q = VD x √3 = 240.85V x √3 = 417.16V
V D3q % = (417.16V / 4160V) x 100 = 10.03% ß Same as PTW32 result
Using secondary side:
Zact = Zpu x Zbase I = 692.62A Zbase = V2/Sbase = (480)2 / 300KVA = 0.768W
Ract = (.017)( 0.768) = 0.013056W
Xact = (0.0496)( 0.768) = 0.0380928W
VD = I[RCosq + XSinq] = 692.62[(0.013056)( 0.25) + (0.0380928)( 0.968)] = 27.80 V
VD3q = VD x √3 = 27.80 x √3 = 48.15 V
V D3q % = (48.15V / 480V) X 100 = 10.03% ß Same as PTW32 result
Figure 1

Figure 2
