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Can a 240V - 110V stepdown transformer be reversed to take a primary load of 180V to secondary 240Volts?
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Can a 240v - 110v stepdown transformer be reversed to supply from180V stepping up to 240Volts?
Transformers can be reversed but their ratio remains the same. In this case a 240 to 120 volt step down transformer has a ratio of 2:1. By reversing the transformer and using 180 volts on the secondary side, there would be a potential of 360 volts on the primary side of the transformer. Also by using the higher voltage on the secondary side, stepping up will drive the primary side voltage above what the insulation factor that is recommended which is 240 volts.A 240/120 v transformer is designed to run at that voltage, and it is dangerous to operate it at a significantly higher voltage because there will be appreciably higher magnetic flux in the iron core, leading to higher power dissipation and a potential fire hazard.For a great explanation of how transformers operate, see related links below.
What type of transformer is found outside a residential house?
Stepdown Transformer.
Does 110 volts cost more if uses stepdown trasformer?
If you have to pay for the stepdown transformer, yes. If that is provided free, there is a small loss of energy in the transformer, maybe about 5%, and it depends on whether the meter is installed before or after the transformer.
What is 660VA for stepdown transformer capacity?
the maximum power it will supply
What does a step up transformer do at a powerplant?
It is used to step up the voltage in order to transmit it a long distance where it goes into a stepdown transformer and then into your home .
What happens if a 208VAC primary voltage is connected to a 240VAC stepdown transformer to 208VAC?
The transformer will act as a step down transformer in the ratio of 240 to 208. This will reduce the 208 input to 180.
How a transformer is very useful in ac supply?
Transformer is the only device which is capable to stepup or stepdown an ac signal. That's why its used widely in ac supply.
Is there a way to install a 120V light on a 277V circuit?
no ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stepdown transformer. More expensive than buying the correct light fixture. Y-THINK-Y
What kind of transformer do i use to run LED?
A step-down transformer U really don't need a step up or stepdown transformer You need a source capable to run your LED it can be a swithcing power supply for istance a battery
Is it possible to decrease voltage from 1562v to 30v using stepdown transformer?
Transformers step voltage up or down, so yes this is possible. This is a change of 1562/30 = 52, which is pretty high. It may be difficult to find a transformer made for this purpose. I've never heard of 1.56kV as a standard voltage. This seems a strange voltage. What is this coming from? A; Yes considering that a sub station will take transmission hi voltage to 16kv disribuition. and finally 240volts for us. the only consideration is breakdown and efficiency.
What are stepdown transformers used for?
A step-down transformer accepts a given voltage on the primary winding (coil), and outputs a lower voltage on its secondary winding. A good example is a doorbell transformer you might buy for your home. It uses 120 volts from the house electrical system and steps it down to a safer 18 volts used to ring the doorbell. The voltage produced is a function of the 'turns-ratio' of the transformer. For example, if the transformer has 500 turns of wire in the primary, and 125 turns of wire in the secondary, we would say it has a turns ratio of 4:1 (pronounced "four-to-one"). If we feed 120 volts into the primary, the secondary would produce 30 volts. 120:30 = 4:1
A transformer is used to step down a voltage of 11kv to 220 volts. Given that the primary coil has 3200 turns what is the number of turns on the secondary coil?
Your 11 kv to 220 volts represents a 50 to 1 stepdown. (There is 50 times more voltage in the primary than in the secondary.) You'll have to have a 50 to 1 turns ratio. That means 1/50 of the number of turns in the primary will be in the secondary, and that is 64 turns.
