A power company transmits current through a 240,000 V transmission line. This voltage is stepped down at an area substation to 40,000 V by a transformer that has 940 turns on the primary coil. How many turns are on the secondary of the transformer? _________turns

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Given:

The voltage in the transmission line is: V = 240000 v

The stepped-down voltage is: Vs = 40000 v

The turns of the primary coil of the transformer are: Np = 940

To find:

The turns of the secondary coil of the transformer.

Explanation:

The voltage in a transmission line is used to step down by using the transformer. Thus, the primary voltage of the transformer will be the voltage in the transmission line.

Thus, Vp = V = 240000 v

The primary voltage Vp, the secondary voltage Vs, the primary turns on the coil Np and the secondary turns on the coil Ns are related as:

[tex]\frac{V_p}{V_s}=\frac{N_p}{N_s}[/tex]

Rearranging the above equation, we get:

[tex]\begin{gathered} N_s=N_p\frac{V_s}{V_p} \\ \\ N_s=940\times\frac{40000\text{ v}}{240000\text{ v}} \\ \\ N_s=940\times\frac{4}{24} \\ \\ N_s=156.67 \\ \\ N_s\approx157 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Final answer:

The number of turns on the secondary coil of the transformer are approximately 157.