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Part of: Magnetism3 of 3 chapter items

Motors, Generators, and Transformers

20.3

"In a motor, electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy. In a generator, mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy. A transformer changes the voltage of AC electricity." "For an ideal transformer: V_s/V_p = N_s/N_p and V_p I_p = V_s I_s."

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"In a motor, electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy. In a generator, mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy. A transformer changes the voltage of AC electricity."
"For an ideal transformer: V_s/V_p = N_s/N_p and V_p I_p = V_s I_s."

What you'll learn

  1. Explain how an electric motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy using magnetic force on current-carrying loops
  2. Explain how a generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy using electromagnetic induction
  3. State the principle of a transformer and calculate output voltage and current using the turns ratio
  4. Apply energy conservation to transformers (P_primary = P_secondary for ideal transformer)
  5. Connect the transformer to the power transmission problem from sec-19-4

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