EMF EQUATION OF A TRANSFORMER

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The magnetic flux ϕ set up in the core of a transformer when an alternating voltage is applied to its primary winding is also alternating and is sinusoidal.

Let ϕm be the maximum value of the flux and f be the frequency of the supply. The time for 1 cycle of the alternating flux is the periodic time T, where T = (1/f) seconds

The flux rises sinusoidally from zero to its maximum value in the (1/4) cycle, and the time for the (1/4) cycle is (1/4f) seconds. Hence the average rate of change of flux = (ϕm/ (1/4f)) = 4f ϕm Wb/s, and since 1Wb/s D 1 volt, the average emf induced in each turn = 4f ϕm volts. As the flux ϕ varies sinusoidally, then a sinusoidal emf will be induced in each turn of both primary and secondary windings.

For a sine wave,

Form Factor = r.m.s Value / Average Value

= 1.11

Hence r.m.s. value = form factor*average value = 1.11 * average value Thus r.m.s. e.m.f. induced in

each turn

=1.11 * 4fϕm volts

=4.44fϕm volts

Therefore, r.m.s. value of e.m.f. induced in primary,

E1 = 4.44 f ϕmN1 volts

and r.m.s. value of e.m.f. induced in secondary,

E2 = 4.44 f 8ϕN2 volts

Dividing E1 by E2

E1E2=N1N2

AIR CORE TRANSFORMER

Some small transformers for low-power applications are constructed with air between the two coils. Such transformers are inefficient because the percentage of the flux from the first coil that links the second coil is small. The voltage induced in the second coil is determined as follows.

E=NdΦ/dt10⁸

where N is the number of turns in the coil, dϕ/dt is the time rate of change of flux linking the coil, and ϕ is the flux in lines.

At a time when the applied voltage to the coil is E and the flux linking the coils is ϕ lines, the

the instantaneous voltage of the supply is:

Since the amount of flux ϕ linking the second coil is a small percentage of the flux from the first coil, the voltage induced into the second coil is small. The number of turns can be increased to increase the voltage output, but this will increase costs. The need then is to increase the amount of flux from the first coil that links the second coil.

EMF EQUATION OF A TRANSFORMER | AIR CORE TRANSFORMER