Transformer
A Transformer is an electrical component that's used to change the voltage and amperage of an alternating current, increasing one by decreasing the other.
they function by using a coil of insulated Copper wire, or in some applications, inferior but cheaper Aluminum wires, to create an alternating electromagnetic field,
which his channeled by a core made of Iron, into another, coil, this one being wound with a greater or lesser number of windings, with a thicker or thinner wire, allowing the coil to channel the magnetic field, resulting in the generation of a new alternating current with a different voltage and amperage.
the iron core typically made out insulated sheets of iron stacked together, to minimize loss of energy due to heat, and maximize the channeling of the magnetic field between the two coils.
Dependencies
- Copper Wire
- Insulator, such as wax, Plastic, Tar, or Pine resin
- Iron
- Alternating Current