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Chapter 15, Problem 61CP
The 335-kV ac electricity from a power transmission line is fed into the primary winding of a transformer. The ratio of the number of turns in the secondary winding to the number in the primary winding is
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The 3.2-MV AC electricity from a power transmission line is fed into the primary coil of a transformer. The ratio of the number of turns in the secondary coil to the number in the primary is Ns/Np = 95.
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