If we
connect a load to the secondary of the transformer as shown in fig-1, the
induced emf in the secondary, causes the current to flow in the secondary winding. At the
instant
shown
in the diagram, the source of power causes the upper terminal of the primary to
be positive, and the instantaneous direction of current is given by . In
accordance with Lenz’s law, the secondary induced emf and the current it causes
must be in such a direction as to oppose the setting up of the flux .
Application of the right hand rule will show that this secondary current
direction is given by. We now have a magnetomotive force in the secondary. , opposing that of the primary
. It must be remembered, however, that the primary induced voltage is always directly proportional to the flux ,
and is also equal to the impressed voltage , with all values now taken as the
effective, or rms ones. Since the impressed voltage does not change, the flux
in the core must also be constant. Thus any increase in the secondary current
will be balanced by an increase in the primary current. In this way load
current causes an increase in primary current.
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