A transformer is a piece of electrical equipment that transfers power from one circuit to another through electromagnetic induction. Transformers are used for power transfer, voltage conversion, and current limiting to protect a circuit from excess voltages. The X1 and H1 on a transformer stand for primary and secondary windings, which are the two coils of wire in the transformer. The primary coil is the coil being magnetized by an external source.
The collector is the terminal from which current leaves the transformer. It is a large, flat, copper strap that forms a loop around the magnetic core.
In the secondary side of a transformer, the voltage is lower than in the primary, and must be stepped up. It is usually not necessary to use a choke on the secondary side since it does not carry nearly as much current as the primary. In addition, the secondaries cannot be shorted out by closing contacts with any appreciable load across them even if they are open circuited or grounded on one end.
The secondary side of a transformer is wired using a star-delta configuration. The voltages on the secondary side are induced by a series connection of three coils, each coil with one end grounded and one end connected to the other coil’s opposite end. The grounded end of the first coil is connected to the center tap which brings 120 volts from the primary side. The center tap should be grounded at both ends to ensure that no current can flow through it
Polarity of CT is read from bottom to top, or from left to right. It is important to know the orientation of the patient, which is usually determined by the position of the patient’s feet and hands. Sometimes, these clues will be given in a report and it will state which foot or hand is “up”. If they are not, though, one needs to go outside and look at which way they need to face to be looking at what needs examining on their monitor.
The line side of a transformer is the side that provides power to the load. It takes voltage from the primary coil, multiplies it by the turns ratio, and sends it to the secondary coil. The voltage is stepped down from there, and sent to the load.
XF is the reactance in ohms of the magnetic flux path in the core of a control transformer when it operates at rated voltage. When an alternating current flows through a coil, its magnetic flux will change polarity. The magnetizing reactance is measured in ohms and it’s XF that’s being referred to when discussing control transformers.
The largest section of a transformer is the core. This is actually an air coil wrapped around either iron wire or ceramic rod. The secondary winding, which is the smaller loop, consists of much thinner wire. A few turns are all that is needed to enable it to capture sufficient voltage to power whatever device it will be powering. The end of the secondary winding is attached to a terminal that has connection screws that attach it to another part, such as a lightbulb.
The two points in Central Time (CT) are called “hour” and “minute”.Hour is the first point of the hour and minute is the second point of the hour.Minute, when used together with hour, refers to a five-minute interval on a clock or watch marked by an Arabic numeral from 00 to 59.
The CT ratio is a measure of the degree to which a company has been leveraged. It measures how much interest-bearing debt the company owes, divided by how much equity it has. The higher the ratio, the more debt a company has and the higher level of risk that company poses for its creditors.
The output of CT is an image that can be viewed on a screen that, in the case of chest CT, displays the structures in the chest with an enhanced contrast to make them more visible. This allows for greater detail in the image and the ability to see abnormalities with greater accuracy.