Parameters of a Transformer
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An ideal step-down transformer is used to convert the AC voltage from the power line at 120V to 5.0V in an adapter for your laptop computer.
(a) The primary coil has 2000-turns, how many turns are in a secondary coil?
(b) If the average power consumption of your laptop is 80W, what is the average current in the primary coil and the current I in the secondary coil?
(c) What is the load resistance R in the secondary coil? Assume that it is an ideal transformer.
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Vp = 120 Volt
Vs = 5 Volt
a.
Np = 2000 turns
Ns = (VS/Vp)*Np = (5/120)*2000 = 83 (nearest integer value)
b.
Power, P = 80 W
Primary current
I1 = P/Vp = 80 / 120 = 2/3 Amp = 0.67 Amp
Secondary current,
I2 = P/Vs = 80/5 = 16 Amp
c.
P = I2^2 R
=> R = P/I2^2 = 80 / 16^2 = 0.3125 ohm.
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