Basic Transformers

Title: Basic Transformers
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Basic Transformers

Introduction The Reason and Use of Transformers A transformer is a device that raises or lowers voltage and is used mostly with alternating current, or ac. A transformer has no moving parts, is simple, rugged, durable, and can be up to ninety-nine percent efficient. Cities use a large amount of power, and power is based on the amount of current in electricity. A transformer works by changing the amount of voltage and current of electricity. …showed first 75 words of 1377 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1377 total…electricity would be so large that the average person would never be able to afford it. (Nadon 1999) Types of Iron/Steel and Air Coreand Their Efficiancy Iron/Steel Core Type Average Efficiancy AirCore type Average Efficiancy Shell-type 80-90% Air core 0-50% H-type 99-100% Wound core-type 90-100% (Schuler 1999) Works Cited Schuler, Charles A., et al. Electronics Principles and Applications. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill., 1999 Nadon, John M. Industrial Electricity. Albany: Delmar Publishers., 1999 “Transformers.” Electrical Shack. January 1999 http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/3424/

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