An ideal transformer has 1000 turns on its primary and 50 turns on its secondary. The driving voltage in the primary side is 200 V (RMS) and load resistance is 5 Ohm. Calculate the input power.

An ideal transformer has 1000 turns on its primary and 50 turns on its secondary. The driving voltage in the primary side is 200 V (RMS) and load resistance is 5 Ohm. Calculate the input power.

Right Answer is:

20 W

SOLUTION

We have an ideal transformer with:

  • Primary turns (N₁) = 1000
  • Secondary turns (N₂) = 50
  • Primary voltage (V₁) = 200 V (RMS)
  • Load resistance (R₂) = 5 ohms

We need to calculate the input power.

Calculate Secondary Voltage (V₂):

In an ideal transformer

V₁/V₂ = N₁/N₂ V₂

= (N₂/N₁) * V₁ V₂ = (50/1000) * 200 = 10 V

Calculate Secondary Current (I₂):

Using Ohm’s law,

I₂ = V₂/R₂

I₂ = 10 V / 5 Ω = 2 A

Calculate Input Power (P₁):

In an ideal transformer, input power equals output power.

P₁ = P₂ = V₂ * I₂

P₁ = 10 V * 2 A = 20 W

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