The Per-Unit SystemEvery quantity as a fraction of a chosen base, so turns ratios drop out.Electrical EngineeringPer-unit expresses each quantity as a fraction of achosen base, so transformer ratios disappear.Z_pu = Z_actual/Z_base · Z_base = V_base²/S_base100 MVA, 11 kV baseZ_base = 1.21 ΩV² ÷ S.A 0.6 Ω line0.496 pu0.6 ÷ 1.21.Changing baseScale by S_new/S_oldAnd by (V_old/V_new)².THE COMMON MISTAKECombining impedances quoted on different basesConverting everything to one common base firstMakers quote transformer impedance on that transformer's own rating, so twomachines of different rating are not directly comparable.Educational reference. Across an ideal transformer the per-unitimpedance is identical on both sides — the whole point of the method.The Per-Unit Systemlearnposters.com
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What’s on the The Per-Unit System poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Educational reference. Across an ideal transformer the per-unit impedance is identical on both sides — the whole point of the method.

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What’s on the The Per-Unit System poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. Per-unit expresses each quantity as a fraction of a chosen base, so transformer ratio…; Z_pu = Z_actual/Z_base · Z_base = V_base²/S_base; 100 MVA, 11 kV base = Z_base = 1.21 Ω; A 0.6 Ω line = 0.496 pu; Changing base = Scale by S_new/S_old; Common mistake: Combining impedances quoted on different bases → Converting everythin…. Educational reference. Across an ideal transformer the per-unit impedance is identical on both sides — the whole point of the method.
Who is the The Per-Unit System poster for?
The Per-Unit System belongs to the Electrical Engineering section rather than to a school year, because engineering is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning power can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Per-Unit System poster?
Use it before any network study that crosses two or more voltage levels. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Per-Unit System belongs on the wall where that engineering work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Per-Unit System?
Earthing & Protection, Transformer Equations and Fault Types sit alongside The Per-Unit System in the Electrical Engineering section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Earthing & ProtectionTransformer EquationsFault Types
Is the The Per-Unit System poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Per-Unit System downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Electrical Engineering section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Per-Unit System poster print at?
The Per-Unit System is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Per-Unit System loses nothing.Printing guide

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