The coils of a step-down transformer have 500 and 5000 turns. In the primary coil an \(\mathrm{AC}\) current…

The coils of a step-down transformer have 500 and 5000 turns. In the primary coil an \(\mathrm{AC}\) current of \(4 \mathrm{~A}\) at \(2200 \mathrm{~V}\) is sent. The value of the current and potential difference in the secondary coil is
  1. \(20 \mathrm{~A}, 220 \mathrm{~V}\)
  2. \(0.4 \mathrm{~A}, 22000 \mathrm{~V}\)
  3. \(40 \mathrm{~A}, 220 \mathrm{~V}\)
  4. \(40 \mathrm{~A}, 22000 \mathrm{~V}\)

Solution

For a step-down transformer, \(\begin{aligned} N_P & =5000, N_S=500 \\ I_P & =4 \mathrm{~A}, V_P=2200 \mathrm{~V} \end{aligned}\) For a transformer, we know that \(\begin{aligned} & \frac{N_S}{N_P}=\frac{V_S}{V_P}=\frac{I_P}{I_S} \\ & \text {Using, } \quad \frac{N_S}{N_P}=\frac{V_S}{V_P} \\ & \Rightarrow \quad V_S=\frac{N_S V_P}{N_P}=\frac{500 \times 2200}{5000}=220 \mathrm{~V} \\ & \text {Again, using } \frac{V_S}{V_P}=\frac{I_P}{I_S} \\ & I_S=\frac{I_P \times V_P}{V_S}=\frac{4 \times 2200}{220}=40 \mathrm{~A} \\ \end{aligned}\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (21 Sep Shift 2)

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