TransformersThe turns ratio, and why transformers only work on AC.PhysicsThe ratio of secondary to primary voltage equals theratio of secondary to primary turns.Vs/Vp = Ns/Np · VpIp = VsIs (ideal)Step up voltageCurrent steps downPower is conserved.Why transmit at high voltageLower current means lower I²R lossesOn DCNothing happensNo changing flux.THE COMMON MISTAKEExpecting a transformer to work on DCIt requires a changing fluxSteady DC produces constant flux, so dΦ/dt is zero and no EMF is induced inthe secondary.Losses: resistance in the windings, eddy currents in the core, hysteresisand flux leakage. Laminated cores address eddy currents.Transformerslearnposters.com
Transformers — printable physical science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Transformers poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Losses: resistance in the windings, eddy currents in the core, hysteresis and flux leakage. Laminated cores address eddy currents.

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What’s on the Transformers poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. The ratio of secondary to primary voltage equals the ratio of secondary to primary tu…; Vs/Vp = Ns/Np · VpIp = VsIs (ideal); Step up voltage = Current steps down; Why transmit at high voltage = Lower current means lower I²R losses; On DC = Nothing happens; Common mistake: Expecting a transformer to work on DC → It requires a changing flux. Losses: resistance in the windings, eddy currents in the core, hysteresis and flux leakage. Laminated cores address eddy currents.
Who is the Transformers poster for?
Transformers belongs to the Physics section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning electromagnetism can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Transformers poster?
Voltage ratio equals turns ratio. Power in equals power out, ideally. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Transformers belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Transformers?
AC Circuits, Capacitance and Circuit Basics sit alongside Transformers in the Physics section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.AC CircuitsCapacitanceCircuit Basics
Is the Transformers poster free to download and print?
Yes. Transformers downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Physics section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Transformers poster print at?
Transformers is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Transformers loses nothing.Printing guide

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