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8TH GRADE · ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

Generator and transmission of electrical energy

Conversion of mechanical energy and transmission with changes in voltage.

24 minutes7 theory cards
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Basic Concepts

3 concepts

Electrical energy transmission

Energy is transferred through wires at high voltage to reduce current and heat loss.

Before the consumer, the voltage is reduced to a safe operating level using transformers.

Electric generator

A device that converts mechanical rotational energy into electrical energy through electromagnetic induction.

Rotation of a coil or magnet periodically changes the flux and creates an alternating voltage.

Transformer

An alternating current device that changes voltage using two coils on a common magnetic circuit.

The voltage ratio of an ideal transformer is equal to the ratio of the number of turns of its windings.

Physical quantities

3 quantities

Primary voltage

Voltage on the primary winding of the transformer.

Unit: volt ·

Secondary voltage

Voltage on the secondary winding of the transformer.

Unit: volt ·

Number of winding turns

The number of turns of wire in the selected transformer winding.

Unit: dimensionless quantity

Lesson formulas

1 formula

Ideal transformer

The voltage ratio is equal to the ratio of the number of turns of the primary and secondary windings.

Related formulas

The same formulas in the reference, with symbols and units.

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