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  2. Electric power distribution - Wikipedia

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    Closer to the customer, a distribution transformer steps the primary distribution power down to a low-voltage secondary circuit, usually 120/240 V in the US for residential customers. The power comes to the customer via a service drop and an electricity meter. The final circuit in an urban system may be less than 15 metres (50 ft) but may be ...

  3. Per-unit system - Wikipedia

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    By choosing the base quantities in this manner, the transformer can be effectively removed from the circuit as described above. For example: Take a transformer that is rated at 10 kVA and 240/100 V. The secondary side has an impedance equal to 1∠0° Ω. The base impedance on the secondary side is equal to:

  4. Orders of magnitude (current) - Wikipedia

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    120 V AC, Immersion heater (4.6 kW) 10 2: 80–160 A Typical 12 V motor vehicle starter motor (typically 1–2 kW) 80–375 A TIG welding arc [6] 166 A 400 V low voltage secondary side distribution transformer with primary 12 kV; 200 kVA (up to 1000 kVA also common) [7] 10 3: 2 kA 10.5 kV secondary side from an electrical substation with ...

  5. Transformer - Wikipedia

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    In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits.A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core, which induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) across any other coils wound around the same core.

  6. Distribution transformer - Wikipedia

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    A "transformer bank", widely used in North America: three single-phase transformers connected to make a 3-phase transformer. The low-voltage secondary windings are attached to three or four terminals on the transformer's side. In North American residences and small businesses, the secondary is often the split-phase 120/240-volt system. The 240 ...

  7. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Voltage was stepped down to 100 volts using the Stanley transformer to power incandescent lamps at 23 businesses over 4,000 feet (1,200 m). [12] This practical demonstration of a transformer and alternating current lighting system led Westinghouse to begin installing AC systems later that year. [11] In 1888 the first designs for an AC motor ...

  8. Buck–boost transformer - Wikipedia

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    Buck–boost transformers can be used to power low voltage circuits including control, lighting circuits, or applications that require 12, 16, 24, 32 or 48 volts, consistent with the design's secondaries. The transformer is connected as an isolating transformer and the nameplate kVA rating is the transformer’s capacity. [2]

  9. NEMA size - Wikipedia

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