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- what determines the output voltage and the current of a transformer? (1 point) the ferromagnetic material of the primary coil the number of turns in the primary and secondary coils the strength of the current in the primary coil the direction of the current in the primary and secondary coils
The operation of a transformer is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction. The relationship between the voltages and currents in the primary and secondary coils is given by the turns - ratio formula. For an ideal transformer, \( \frac{V_s}{V_p}=\frac{N_s}{N_p} \) (voltage relation) and \( \frac{I_s}{I_p}=\frac{N_p}{N_s} \) (current relation), where \( V_p\) and \( V_s\) are primary and secondary voltages, \( I_p\) and \( I_s\) are primary and secondary currents, and \( N_p\) and \( N_s\) are the number of turns in the primary and secondary coils respectively. The ferromagnetic material of the primary coil mainly affects the efficiency (by minimizing hysteresis and eddy - current losses), not the voltage and current ratios. The strength of the current in the primary coil affects the power transfer but the ratio of currents is determined by the turns ratio. The direction of the current does not determine the magnitude of voltage and current.
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