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    Laminated core transformers are the most common type used to convert mains voltage to low voltage for powering electronic devices. They have laminated cores made of insulated stampings that minimize energy loss. Small appliance transformers may have split bobbins for insulation and built-in thermal cutouts. Toroidal transformers save space with their ring-shaped cores but are more expensive to produce. Autotransformers have one winding tapped at points to provide higher or lower output voltages, making them cheaper and more efficient than two-winding transformers for voltage ratios up to 3:1. Variable autotransformers allow wide adjustable voltage outputs. Polyphase transformers have multiple primary and secondary windings connected in configurations like wye-delta to

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    Laminated core transformers are the most common type used to convert mains voltage to low voltage for powering electronic devices. They have laminated cores made of insulated stampings that minimize energy loss. Small appliance transformers may have split bobbins for insulation and built-in thermal cutouts. Toroidal transformers save space with their ring-shaped cores but are more expensive to produce. Autotransformers have one winding tapped at points to provide higher or lower output voltages, making them cheaper and more efficient than two-winding transformers for voltage ratios up to 3:1. Variable autotransformers allow wide adjustable voltage outputs. Polyphase transformers have multiple primary and secondary windings connected in configurations like wye-delta to

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    Laminated core transformers are the most common type used to convert mains voltage to low voltage for powering electronic devices. They have laminated cores made of insulated stampings that minimize energy loss. Small appliance transformers may have split bobbins for insulation and built-in thermal cutouts. Toroidal transformers save space with their ring-shaped cores but are more expensive to produce. Autotransformers have one winding tapped at points to provide higher or lower output voltages, making them cheaper and more efficient than two-winding transformers for voltage ratios up to 3:1. Variable autotransformers allow wide adjustable voltage outputs. Polyphase transformers have multiple primary and secondary windings connected in configurations like wye-delta to

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    Power transformers

    Laminated core

    Laminated core transformer


    This is the most common type of transformer, widely used in electric power transmission and
    appliances to convert mains voltage to low voltage to power electronic devices. They are available
    in power ratings ranging from mW to MW. The insulated laminations minimizes eddy current
    losses in the iron core.

    Small appliance and electronic transformers may use a split bobbin, giving a high level of
    insulation between the windings. The rectangular cores are made up of stampings, often in E-I
    shape pairs, but other shapes are sometimes used. Shields between primary and secondary may be
    fitted to reduce EMI (electromagnetic interference), or a screen winding is occasionally used.

    Small appliance and electronics transformers may have a thermal cut out built into the winding.

    Toroidal

    Toroidal transformer
    Doughnut shaped toroidal transformers save space compared to E-I cores, and sometimes to
    reduce external magnetic field. These use a ring shaped core, copper windings wrapped round this
    ring (and thus threaded through the ring during winding), and tape for insulation.

    Toroidal transformers have a lower external magnetic field compared to rectangular transformers,
    and can be smaller for a given power rating. However, they cost more to make, as winding
    requires more complex and slower equipment.

    They can be mounted by a bolt through the center, using washers and rubber pads or by potting in
    resin.

    Autotransformer
    Main article: Autotransformer
    An autotransformer has one winding that is tapped at some point along the winding. Voltage is
    applied across a portion of the winding, and a higher (or lower) voltage is produced across another
    portion of the same winding. The equivalent power rating of the autotransfomer is lower than the
    actual load power rating. It is calculated by: load VA × (|Vin – Vout|)/Vin.[1] For example, an
    auto transformer that adapts a 1000 VA load rated at 120 Volts to a 240 Volt supply has an
    equivalent rating of at least: 1,000VA × (240V – 120V) / 240V = 500VA. However, the actual
    rating (shown on the tally plate) must be at least 1000 VA.

    For voltage ratios that don't exceed about 3:1, an autotransformer is cheaper, lighter, smaller, and
    more efficient than an isolating (two-winding) transformer of the same rating.[2] Large three-
    phase autotransformers are used in electric power distribution systems, for example, to
    interconnect 33 kV and 66 kV sub-transmission networks.[citation needed]
    Variable autotransformer

    Variable autotransformer
    Main article: Autotransformer § Variable autotransformers
    By exposing part of the winding coils of an autotransformer, and making the secondary connection
    through a sliding carbon brush, an autotransformer with a near-continuously variable turns ratio
    can be obtained, allowing for wide voltage adjustment in very small increments.

    Induction regulator
    Main article: Induction regulator
    The induction regulator is similar in design to a wound-rotor induction motor but it is essentially a
    transformer whose output voltage is varied by rotating its secondary relative to the primary—i.e.,
    rotating the angular position of the rotor. It can be seen as a power transformer exploiting rotating
    magnetic fields. The major advantage of the induction regulator is that unlike variacs, they are
    practical for transformers over 5 kVA. Hence, such regulators find widespread use in high-voltage
    laboratories. [3]

    Polyphase transformer

    Cutaway view of a polyphase transformer


    For polyphase systems, multiple single-phase transformers can be used, or all phases can be
    connected to a single polyphase transformer. For a three phase transformer, the three primary
    windings are connected together and the three secondary windings are connected together.
    Examples of connections are wye-delta, delta-wye, delta-delta and wye-wye. A vector group
    indicates the configuration of the windings and the phase angle difference between them. If a
    winding is connected to earth (grounded), the earth connection point is usually the center poi

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