{"id":11581,"date":"2022-11-18T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/?p=11581"},"modified":"2022-11-19T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T10:16:31","slug":"transformer-working-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aplustopper.com\/transformer-working-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does a Transformer Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Does a Transformer Work?<\/h2>\n

Figure shows a power supply unit found in school laboratories. It is connected to the mains supply which supplies it with an input voltage of 240 V. Using the voltage selector, you can select output voltages from 2 V to 12 V. What changes the input voltage from 240 V to a lower output voltage?
\n\"transformerThe main component found inside the power supply unit is a transformer. Transformers <\/strong>can decrease or increase the a.c. voltage supplied <\/strong>to it.<\/p>\n

Operating Principle of a Transformer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. A transformer works on the principle of electromagnetic induction<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. It is made up of two coils wound on a soft iron core as shown in Figure.
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  3. The primary coil is connected to the a.c. power supply while the secondary coil is connected to the output terminals.<\/li>\n
  4. When the current in the primary circuit increases, the growth of the magnetic flux causes the magnetic field lines to cut the secondary coil. An e.m.f. is induced in the secondary coil.<\/li>\n
  5. When the current in the primary circuit decreases, the magnetic flux collapses and the field lines again cut the secondary coil. An e.m.f. acting in the opposite direction is induced in the secondary coil.<\/li>\n
  6. The alternating current in the primary coil produces a changing magnetic flux that induces an alternating e.m.f. of the same frequency in the secondary coil.<\/li>\n
  7. Figure shows the circuit diagram for a transformer with an alternating power supply.
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