Part A: The voltage across the secondary coil is 3 V.
Part B: With a turns ratio of 10, the secondary coil has 10 turns.
Part C: The secondary coil, with 10 turns, decreases the current from 500 A to 25 A.
Part D: The secondary current is 12.5 A.
Part E: The power in the secondary coil is 1600 W.
Part F: The current in the primary coil is 0.5 A.
Part G:The efficiency of the transformer is approximately 8.16%.
Part A:
The voltage across the secondary coil
is determined by the turns ratio in a transformer, expressed as
where
are the number of turns in the primary and secondary coils, respectively, and
.
Part B:
For a transformer intended to reduce the alternating voltage from 500 volts to 25 volts, the turns ratio
is equal to the voltage ratio (\
in the secondary coil.
Part C:
In transforming the alternating current from 500 amperes to 25 amperes, the turns ratio is given by
With
amperes,
amperes, and
turns, solving for
results in
turns in the secondary coil.
Part D:
The relationship between the primary current
and the secondary
are the number of turns in the primary and secondary coils, respectively. For a transformer with 400 turns in the primary coil
and 80 turns in the secondary coil
, and a primary current
![(\(I_1\)) of 2.5 amperes, the secondary current (\(I_2\)) is calculated as \(I_2 = (400/80) * 2.5 = 12.5\) amperes.](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/college/k7aszt8eazh4crxnt065fz5w3iiin0xmd4.png)
Part E:
The power
generated in the secondary coil of a transformer can be determined by the turns ratio squared, multiplied by the power supplied to the primary coil
The formula is
With 200 turns in the primary coil
800 turns in the secondary coil
and 400 watts of power supplied to the primary coil
the power generated in the secondary coil is calculated as
![\(P_{\text{out}} = (800/200)^2 * 400 = 1600\) watts.](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/college/ba1rg9yy0iniajphj5iqsvd7fa6u6f3zp0.png)
Part F:
In a transformer, the primary current
can be determined using the power formula
is the power supplied to the transformer,
is the voltage in the primary coil, and
is the current in the primary coil. Given that the power supplied is 60 watts
the voltage in the primary coil
s 120 volts, and solving for
gives
![\(I_1 = P_{\text{in}}/V_1 = 60/120 = 0.5\) amperes.](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/college/g9utnsan5j1e6gh96fz6yy07d1lgmgwsqk.png)
Part G:
The efficiency
of a transformer is defined as the ratio of the output power
to the input power
expressed as a percentage
For a nonideal transformer, the given values are: voltage and current in the primary coil
are 120 volts and 2.0 amperes, respectively; voltage and current in the secondary coil
are 19.4 volts and 11.8 amperes, respectively.
![The efficiency is calculated as \(e = 100 * (V_2 * I_2)/(V_1 * I_1) = 100 * (19.4 * 11.8)/(120 * 2.0) \approx 8.16\%\).](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/physics/college/l9qfsnz0zbjld1kf8xkg1ks05f9sdueu1m.png)