diff --git a/uni/mmme/2051_electromechanical_devices/transformers.md b/uni/mmme/2051_electromechanical_devices/transformers.md index bf933dd..7252633 100755 --- a/uni/mmme/2051_electromechanical_devices/transformers.md +++ b/uni/mmme/2051_electromechanical_devices/transformers.md @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ This coil has a current induced in it by induced magnetic field. $$\frac{i_s}{i_p} = \frac{v_p}{v_s} = \frac{n_p}{n_s} = \text{turns ratio}$$ **Note that the current fraction is s over p, not p over s like the others.** +Transformers have very high efficiency so will not be considered for this module and +has been left out of the equation above. Derivation in lecture slides (pp. 12-15). Transformers are usually described as having a ratio $p:s$, where $p$ is the number of primary coils