Turns ratio, secondary/primary current, power, and reflected impedance for a transformer
Windings
Load
Result
Turns Ratio Np:Ns
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Primary Current Ip
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Secondary Power Ps (output)
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Primary Power Pp (drawn)
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Power Lost (heat)
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Reflected Primary Impedance Zp
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Formulas: turns ratio a = Vp/Vs (equal to Np/Ns for an ideal transformer).
Secondary power Ps = Vs×Is; primary power Pp = Ps ÷ efficiency (accounts for
core and copper losses); primary current Ip = Pp ÷ Vp. Reflected impedance Zp = a²×Zs —
how a load on the secondary "appears" from the primary side, the basis of audio output-transformer impedance matching.