A book light has a 1.4 W, 4.8 V bulb that is powered by a transformer connected to a 120 V electric outlet. The secondary coil of the transformer has 20 turns of wire. How many turns does the primary coil have? What is the current in the primary coil?

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Karli Downs

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2 August, 08:55

A book light has a 1.4 W, 4.8 V bulb that is powered by a transformer connected to a 120 V electric outlet. The secondary coil of the transformer has 20 turns of wire. How many turns does the primary coil have? What is the current in the primary coil?

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Heidi · Answer 1

Turns of the primary coil: 500

Current in the primary coil: Ip = 0.01168A

Explanation:

Considering an ideal transformer I can propose the following equations:

Vp*Ip=Vs*Is

Vp = primary voltaje

Ip = primary current

Vs = secondary voltaje

Is = secondary current

Np*Vs=Ns*Vp

Np = turns of primary coil

Ns = turns of secondary coil

From these equations I can clear the number of turns of the primary coil:

Np = (Ns*Vp) / Vp = (20*120V) / 4.8V = 500 turns

To determine the current in the secondary coil I use the following equation:

Is = (1.4W) / 4.8V = 0.292A

Therefore I can determine the current in the primary coil with the following equation:

Ip = (Vs*Is) / Vp = (4.8V*0.292A) / 120V = 0.01168A