Topicm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449000663_0Topic

Transformer operation

Levelm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449084556_0Level

Third

Core curriculumm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

VIII. Magnetism. The student:

5) describes the principle of operation of the transformer and gives examples of its use.

Timingm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General learning objectivesm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449523725_0General learning objectives

Describes the principle of transformertransformertransformer operation.

Key competencesm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449552113_0Key competences

1. Provides examples of transformer usage.

Operational (detailed) goalsm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528450430307_0Operational (detailed) goals

The student:

- explains the principle of transformer operation,

- lists examples of transformer usage.

Methodsm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Discussion.

2. Experiment.

Forms of workm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work.

2. Group work.

Lesson stages

Introductionm0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528450127855_0Introduction

Students recall the phenomenon of electromagnetic inductioninductioninduction.

What is the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction?

Procedurem0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528446435040_0Procedure

The electric voltage generated at the powerpowerpower plant reaches 20000 volts at a current of thousands of ampere. In turn, the voltage in the home installations is only 230 V. During the distribution of electricity, the voltage increases many times, and the so‑called high voltage transmissiontransmissiontransmission lines are used. Lowering the voltage to 230 V occurs before the home installation. Also at home we find many devices that require different voltages, such as a telephone charger, computer circuits or a door bell, and all are powered by 230 V. A device that allows you to decrease or increase the voltage is called a transformertransformertransformer. It uses the phenomenon of electromagnetic inductioninductioninduction.

Definition:
Transformer is a device that allows to decrease or increase the alternating voltage and at the same time transfers electric energy of an alternating current (AC) due to the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction from one electrical circuit to another.m0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1527752256679_0Transformer is a device that allows to decrease or increase the alternating voltage and at the same time transfers electric energy of an alternating current (AC) due to the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction from one electrical circuit to another.

Transformers not only decrease or increase the AC voltage, they also galvanically separate electrical circuits. This is used to protect against electric shock, e.g. in rooms with high humidity, in power tools.

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The transformer consists of two windings wound on an iron corecorecore. An alternating currentalternating currentalternating current in one winding produces a variable magnetic field. This field induces voltage in the second winding.

If in the primary winding the number of windings is greater than in the secondary winding, then the induced voltage will be lower than the original one - i.e. we are dealing with a voltage‑reducing (step‑down) transformertransformertransformer.

If in the primary winding the number of windings is smaller than in the secondary winding, then the induced voltage will be greater than the original - it is a transformer that increases the voltage (step‑up transformerstep‑up transformerstep‑up transformer).

The relationship between the voltage and the number of windings describes the proportion:

output voltageinput voltage=number of turns in primary windingnumber of turns in secondary winding
UoutUin=zoutzin

Task 1

The primary winding of the transformer has 20 turns and the secondary – 400 turns.

What is the output voltage if the input voltage is 500 volts?

UIndeks dolny out = 10000 V.

A characteristic feature of the transformertransformertransformer is the rate of transferring the AC energy, called the transformer power. The power is represented by the letter P, and its unit is watt (W).

Definition:
PowerpowerPower - the rate of energy transfer. The power is represented by the letter P, and the unit in the SI system is watt (W).

According to the principle of energy conservation, the power in the secondary winding should be equal to the power in the primary winding, assuming no energy losses:

Pin=Pout

The power is the product of the voltage and the current intensity, i.e.:

(U·I)in=(U·I)out

The higher the voltage, the lower the current intensity must be. The possibility of changing the voltage is the advantage of an alternating current. It is used when sending electricity over long distances. The energy transmissiontransmissiontransmission is affected by losses resulting from the fact that when a current flows in the conductor, heat is emitted to the surroundings. This is caused by the resistance of the conductor. Losses are undesirable, so to minimize them while transmitting current over long distances, high voltage and low current intensity are used. In powerpowerpower plants, the output voltage is around 20000 V and it is increased up to 440000 V. In local transformer stations, its value is gradually reduced until the necessary voltage is obtained.

[Illustration 1]

In addition to transformer stations, we can find transformers in virtually any electrical device used every day, e.g. power amplifiers, TV, power supply for a computer, charger for a telephone battery, etc.m0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1527752263647_0In addition to transformer stations, we can find transformers in virtually any electrical device used every day, e.g. power amplifiers, TV, power supply for a computer, charger for a telephone battery, etc.

Lesson summarym0d5ebe92b0798ee8_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

TransformertransformerTransformer is a device that allows to decrease or increase the alternating voltage and at the same time transfers electric energy of an alternating currentalternating currentalternating current due to the phenomenon of electromagnetic inductioninductioninduction from one electrical circuit to another.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

alternating currentalternating currentalternating current

corecorecore

inductioninductioninduction

powerpowerpower

step‑down transformerstep‑down transformerstep‑down transformer

step‑up transformerstep‑up transformerstep‑up transformer

transformertransformertransformer

transmissiontransmissiontransmission

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