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Why iron core of transformer laminated.
Hello this question is related to my school project assignment i would like what happens when a core of transformer is laminated.
Reduce eddy current losses.
Transformers are basically two coils of wire wrapped around a core of iron.
To control it s weight regulate the energy loss due to eddy currents increase the formation secondary voltage.
Why a transformer core is laminated.
The purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer is to.
Eddy current is induced in core and circulates normal to the width of the core causing heat.
I would like to know why core of transformer is laminated.
Carbonyl iron powders are basically constituted of micrometer size spheres of iron coated in a thin layer of electrical insulation.
Does it depend core size and material.
The core of any transformer is laminated for the following reasons.
Why is the core of a transformer is laminated.
Decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path.
The core is laminated to reduce these to a minimum as they interfere with the efficient transfer of energy from the primary coil to the secondary one.
The reason we laminate the iron cores in transformers is because we want to limit what are called eddy currents.
Provide support to windings.
This is equivalent to a microscopic laminated magnetic circuit see silicon steel above hence reducing the eddy currents particularly at very high frequencies.
The eddy currents cause energy to be lost from the transformer as they heat up the core meaning that electrical energy is being wasted as unwanted heat energy.
Why iron core is thin laminated in transformer.
Iron core is thin laminated in transformer to avoid the loss of eddy current.
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