A 9.0-V battery (with nonzero resistance) and switch are connected in series across the primary coil of a transformer. The secon
dary coil is connected to a light bulb that operates on 120 V. Determine the ratio of the secondary to primary turns needed for the bells transformer. Determine the ratio of the secondary to primary turns needed for the bells transformer. Ns/Np=?
A transformer is a system that induces a voltage in the secondary due to the variation of voltage in the primary, the ratio of voltages is determined by the expression
ΔV₂ = N₂ /N₁ ΔV₁
where ΔV₂ and ΔV₁ are the voltage in the secondary and primary respectively and N is the number of windings on each side.
In this case, they indicate that the primary voltage is 9.0 V and the secondary voltage is 120 V
therefore we calculate the winding ratio
ΔV₂ /ΔV₁ = N₂ / N₁
N₂ / N₁ = 120/9
N₂ / N₁ = 13.3
s good clarify that in transformers the voltage must be alternating (AC)
