Transformers are designed to be almost 100% efficient.Low resistance windings reduce power losses due to the heating effect of the current.The iron core is laminated (layered with insulator material) to reduce induced currents (eddy currents) in the iron core.Efficiency = power delivered by the secondary coil/power delivered by the primary coil.
Transformer Efficiency
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Specification: OCR Physics A (H556), A-level, 6.3.3 Electromagnetism. Topic: Electromagnetic Induction.
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