Transformers

1. Use the following formula to fill in the gaps in the table below:
NP/NS = VP/VS= IS/IP

Primary Secondary Primary number Secondary

voltage Voltage of revolutions number of
revolutions
250V 50V 50
240V 60V 48
60V 240V 48
200V 100V 50
600V 45 900
1200V 900 1800
230V 23V 100

2. A primary transformer has a voltage of 240V and number of

revolutions 500 turns, what is the secondary voltage if the
number of turns is 25.

3. A secondary transformer has a current of 25A and a voltage of

5V. On the primary transformer the current is 15A. Find the
primary voltage.

4. What is the simplified ratio of a primary voltage of 60V to a

secondary voltage of 12V?

5. What is the ratio of number of revolutions on the primary

transformer of 500 turns to the number of revolutions on the
secondary transformer of 350 turns? Simplify your answer

6.
 The diagram shows a simple step-up transformer.

(a) For safety, a low voltage is needed for a child's train set.

How can this transformer be changed so that a mains voltage can be reduced to
a low output voltage? [2+1]

(b) Alternating current must be used for a transformer to work.

(i) What is alternating current? [1]

(ii) Why must an alternating current be used? [1]

(c) (i) Another transformer is being used to step down the voltage from 240 V to
12 V.

The primary coil of this transformer has 4000 turns.

Calculate how many turns are needed on the secondary coil.

You must show how you work our your answer.

number of turns on secondary coil = .......... [2]

(ii) The output of this transformer is connected to a radio.

State and explain how the output current to the radio compares with the input
current to the transformer.

Assume the transformer is 100% efficient. [3]