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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 .

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Step up transformer is used to increase the?

A step up transformer is used to step up an AC voltage


What is the purpose of transforms?

A transformer is used to step up or step down a Voltage supply.


What is a transformer called that increases voltage?

A transformer that increases voltage is a step-up transformer.


How do you produce a step-up transformer in an ordinary transformer?

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What type of transfomer increases the voltage produced by the source?

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What is step up tranformer?

A step-up transformer is a transformer that increases voltage that is transferred through power lines.


Why transformer step-up energy?

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What is a transformer that increases voltage?

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What is the transformer used in ups?

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What is the different between et up and set down transformer?

the difference between a step up transformer and a step down transformer is that, in a tsep up transformer, the voltage secondary is greater than the primary side but in a step down transformer, the voltage secondary is lesser than the primary side


What is the differences between a step-down transformer and a step-up transformer?

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When is a step up transformer used in relationship as to when a step down transformer is used?

If the voltage needs to be increased from a lower voltage to a higher voltage a step up transformer is used. If the voltage needs to be lowered from a higher voltage to a lower voltage a step down transformer is used.