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Step Up Transformer

A transformer is a device used for the transmission of electric energy, specifically to increase or decrease voltage while maintaining the same frequency in AC circuits. It operates on the principles of electromagnetic induction and consists of primary and secondary coils that facilitate energy transfer. There are two main types of transformers: step-up transformers, which increase voltage, and step-down transformers, which decrease voltage.

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Step Up Transformer

A transformer is a device used for the transmission of electric energy, specifically to increase or decrease voltage while maintaining the same frequency in AC circuits. It operates on the principles of electromagnetic induction and consists of primary and secondary coils that facilitate energy transfer. There are two main types of transformers: step-up transformers, which increase voltage, and step-down transformers, which decrease voltage.

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What Is a Transformer?

❑ A transformer is a device used in the power transmission


of electric energy. The transmission current is AC. It is
commonly used to increase or decrease the supply
voltage without a change in the frequency of AC between
circuits. The transformer works on the basic principles of
electromagnetic induction and mutual induction.

❑ Transformer Types:-
Based on Voltage Levels
Commonly used transformer types, depending on the
voltage, are classified as follows:
• Step-up Transformer: They are used between the power
generator and the power grid. The secondary output
voltage is higher than the input voltage.
• Step-down Transformer: These transformers are used to
convert high-voltage primary supply to low-voltage
secondary output.

Working Principle of a Transformer


The transformer works on the
principle of Faraday's law of
electromagnetic induction and mutual
induction.
• There are usually two coils — primary coil and
secondary coil — on the transformer core. The
core laminations are joined in the form of
strips. The two coils have high mutual
inductance. When an alternating current
passes through the primary coil, it creates a
varying magnetic flux. As per Faraday's law of
electromagnetic induction, this change in
magnetic flux induces an EMF (electromotive
force) in the secondary coil, which is linked to
the core having a primary coil. This is mutual
induction.

Overall, a transformer carries out the following


operations:
1. Transfer of electrical energy from one circuit
to another
2. Transfer of electrical power through
electromagnetic induction
3. Electric power transfer without any change in
frequency
4. Two circuits are linked with mutual induction
The figure shows the formation of magnetic flux lines around a
current-carrying wire. The normal of the plane containing the
flux lines is parallel to the normal of a cross-section of a wire.

The figure shows the formation of varying magnetic flux lines


around a wire wound. The interesting part is that the reverse is
also true; when a magnetic flux line fluctuates around a piece of
wire, a current will be induced in it. This was what Michael
Faraday found in 1831, which is the fundamental working
principle of electric generators, as well as transformers.

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