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Transformers come in very many varieties and voltages. Transformers have ratings regarding the electrical power that they are connected to. The most important ratings are voltage, power and current. In general the insulation level and number of windings in the secondary and primary determine the maximum rated voltage, and the size of the magnetic wire that makes up the windings, and mass of the iron core, determines the rated power and rated current.

It is the insulation level therefore, that determines the maximum, safe voltage that can occur on both the secondary side and the primary side. The turns ratio between the primary and secondary coils of the transformer determines the secondary voltage with respect to the primary voltage. If the primary coil has 1000 turns, and the secondary coil has 100 turns, the transformer turns ratio (usually designated by the letter "a") is 100 / 1000 = 0.1. If a = 0.1, then if 1000 volts are applied across the primary coil, ideally, 100 volts will be measured across the secondary.

Transformers have been manufactured with secondary voltage ratings in the range of millivolts, to 1,000,000 volts.

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How to differentiate 110v or 220 transformers?

The way to identify any transformer is to look at the the transformers nameplate. The primary side will be designated H1 to H4. This is the primary side and the voltage will be stated as to the voltage to connect to. The secondary side will be designated X1 to X4. This is the secondary side and the voltage will be stated as to the voltage it will be transformer to.


Can we use transformer as a generator?

No. Transformer essentially can step up or step down voltage or provide same voltage across the secondary side. It can not generate voltage on its own. Generator is essentially a rotating device. Transformer is a static device.


What is the load side of a transformer?

The load side of a transformer feeds the device, such as a light or motor. It is the output of the transformer. The input, or line side, provides the voltage that is to be transformed, either up or down, to supply the load side.AnswerA transformer's primary winding is connected to the supply voltage, and the secondary winding is connected to the load.


How do you calculate current on the primary side of a transformer only knowing the turns ratio and the voltage ratio?

The primary current on a loaded transformer depends on the secondary current, which is determined by the load. So, if you know the secondary load current, then you can use the turns ratio of the transformer to determine the primary current:Ip/Is = Ns/Np


What is no load current in transformer?

I'm not sure that it is correct to say a transformer limits current under no load (maybe it is, depending on your application).A step down transformer converts a high voltage at the primary to a lower voltage at the secondary. Under no load conditions, the secondary will be an open circuit. Since The primary current relative to the secondary current will be Np/Ns (the turns ratio, primary to secondary), and the primary voltage relative to the secondary is Ns/Np, the apparent resistance at the primary due to an open at the secondary will be (Np/Ns)^2*(open circuit). Since an open circuit is typically approximated as an infinite resistance, resistance is infinite. The turns ratio in this idealized example doesn't really matter, hence the transformer doesn't really matter (only the fact that a no load means an open secondary matters).AnswerUnder no-load conditions, the primary current is limited due to the voltage induced into the primary winding, which opposes the applied voltage (Lenz's Law).

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What happens to the current as the voltage is increased by the step up transformer?

Compare a transformer to a balancing act. Both side need to remain equal.The primary side of the transformer is the supply side and the load is connected to the secondary side of the transformer.The load governs the current of the secondary side of the transformer and the voltage of the secondary side must match the voltage that the load required to operate.The ratio of the transformer will determine what the voltage of the secondary side is as compared to the voltage that has to be applied to the primary.The current of a step up transformer will be higher on the primary side that that of the secondary.Apply voltage and current to this concept and you will see that the transformer will remain balanced.The size of the transformer is always calculated from the secondary side of the transformer and the value is written in VA or KVA where V = voltage and A = amperage. Power factor is also taken into consideration when calculating the size of the transformer to be used.


What is high voltage side?

You are probably describing a transformer. The 'high voltage side' of a transformer is the winding with the greatest number of terms. It could be the primary or the secondary winding.


How to differentiate 110v or 220 transformers?

The way to identify any transformer is to look at the the transformers nameplate. The primary side will be designated H1 to H4. This is the primary side and the voltage will be stated as to the voltage to connect to. The secondary side will be designated X1 to X4. This is the secondary side and the voltage will be stated as to the voltage it will be transformer to.


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


How do you calculate input voltage of a transformer given both side high and low side impedances and also load with power factor?

The input voltage (primary) and output (secondary) of a transformer is determined by the manufacturer. Transformers are bought to accommodate the voltage that is needed on the primary side and to what voltage is needed on the secondary side.


How you can check load connected of transformer?

Measure the current and voltage on the secondary side.


If a dc voltage of 12v is added to the secondary of step down transformer and rating of transformer is 220 input and 12v output what will be the result from primary of transformer?

A DC voltage added to one side of a transformer has no effect on the other side.


How does a step down transformer work?

well the working of the step doen transformer depends on the number of turns on the secondary side of the transformer, now in the case of a step down transformer, the number of turns in the secondary windings are less as compared to the number of turns at the primary side/winding, so the amount of flux which links the secondary side of the transformer is also less resulting in the production of less amount of emf at the secondary side. hence the status of the voltage is decreased as compared to the voltage of the primary side.


How does a step-down transformer work?

well the working of the step doen transformer depends on the number of turns on the secondary side of the transformer, now in the case of a step down transformer, the number of turns in the secondary windings are less as compared to the number of turns at the primary side/winding, so the amount of flux which links the secondary side of the transformer is also less resulting in the production of less amount of emf at the secondary side. hence the status of the voltage is decreased as compared to the voltage of the primary side.


How many turns in secondary coil in Transformer?

It depends on the type of transformer.If it is a step up transformer the number of turns in secondary side is higher than primary.Stepdown means it will have fewer number of windings on the secondary side turns when compared with the primary side.An isolation transformer has the same number of windings on the primary as the secondary.The ratio of the windings is proportional to the increase or decrease in the secondary voltage. For example, twice the windings doubles the voltage and 1/2 the windings halves the secondary voltage. The isolation transformer is denoted as 1:1 and has the same voltage on the secondary as the primary.The ratio of secondary turns to primary turns is the same as the ratio of secondary voltage to primary voltage.e.g. if the secondary to primary turns ratio is 1/10, then the secondary voltage will be one tenth of the primary voltage.


Why does a phase in secondary side in distribution transformer give low voltage?

transformer is busted; if input voltage is normal you have short circuit or open circuit somewhere


What happen if the secondary side of step down transformer supply a bigger voltage?

it would be called a step up transformer