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Do Transformers store energy?

Separate primary and secondary windings facili-tate high voltage input/output isolation, especially important for safety in off-line applications. Ideally, a transformer stores no energy–all energy is transferred instantaneously from input to output. In practice, all transformers do store some undesired energy:

What happens when a transformer is installed?

When the transformer is taken out and tested on the bench, it is fine. (that was a good lesson). When the transformer is installed, something else is "tripping" and cutting power to the transformers primary coil during startup. What is the amp? Some readers may have the schematics. Google immediately finds the service manual with schematics.

Should a transformer be insulated?

It is worth considering, espe-cially for small transformers where creepage dis-tances take up a large percentage of window area. In the reduced window area that is available for the windings, much of the actual winding area is taken up by voids between round wires and by wire insulation.

How do transformer losses affect power supply efficiency?

Transformer loss is sometimes limited directly by the need to achieve a required overall power supply efficiency. More often, transformer losses are limited by a maximum “hot spot” temperature rise at the core surface inside the center of the windings. Tempera-ture rise (°C) equals thermal resistance (°C/Watt) times power loss (Watts).

What is the maximum internal temperature a transformer can handle?

In consumer or industrial applications, a trans-former temperature rise of 40-50°C may be accept-able, resulting in a maximum internal temperature of 100°C. However, it may be wiser to use the next size larger core to obtain reduced temperature rise and reduced losses for better power supply efficiency.

What happens when a transformer turns off?

When the switch turns off, the transformer magnetizing current causes the voltage to backswing, usually into a clamp. The reverse voltage causes the magnetizing current to decrease back to zero, from whence it started. The reverse volt-seconds will ex-actly equal the volt-seconds when the switch was ON.