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    Transformer Design Parameters

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    This document provides calculations for designing a 50VA step-down transformer from 230V to 12V. It includes: 1) Calculations to determine the core area of 1.5"x1.5" based on operating frequency, flux density, and turns per volt. 2) Primary winding calculations for 600 turns of 27 AWG wire to handle 0.23A at 230V. 3) Secondary winding calculations for 32 turns of 15 AWG wire to handle 4.2A at 12V. 4) Estimations of copper wire length, volume, and weight needed for the primary and secondary windings.

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    This document provides calculations for designing a 50VA step-down transformer from 230V to 12V. It includes: 1) Calculations to determine the core area of 1.5"x1.5" based on operating frequency, flux density, and turns per volt. 2) Primary winding calculations for 600 turns of 27 AWG wire to handle 0.23A at 230V. 3) Secondary winding calculations for 32 turns of 15 AWG wire to handle 4.2A at 12V. 4) Estimations of copper wire length, volume, and weight needed for the primary and secondary windings.

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    This document provides calculations for designing a 50VA step-down transformer from 230V to 12V. It includes: 1) Calculations to determine the core area of 1.5"x1.5" based on operating frequency, flux density, and turns per volt. 2) Primary winding calculations for 600 turns of 27 AWG wire to handle 0.23A at 230V. 3) Secondary winding calculations for 32 turns of 15 AWG wire to handle 4.2A at 12V. 4) Estimations of copper wire length, volume, and weight needed for the primary and secondary windings.

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    This document provides calculations for designing a 50VA step-down transformer from 230V to 12V. It includes: 1) Calculations to determine the core area of 1.5"x1.5" based on operating frequency, flux density, and turns per volt. 2) Primary winding calculations for 600 turns of 27 AWG wire to handle 0.23A at 230V. 3) Secondary winding calculations for 32 turns of 15 AWG wire to handle 4.2A at 12V. 4) Estimations of copper wire length, volume, and weight needed for the primary and secondary windings.

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    CALCULATIONS FOR DESIGN PARAMETERS OF TRANSFORMER

    Design Parameters of Transformer:

    For Quick review and summary of Calculations, see the tables at the end of this article.
    (Table 1) (Table 2) For better understandings, go through the following steps for
    calculations. Make sure you have knowledge of Basics of Transformer.

    Design Parameters:

    For designing a transformer, we need:

    1. Power rating
    2. Voltage levels (primary and secondary)
    3. Currents on both sides
    4. Primary and secondary coils wire diameter/size
    5. Iron Core area
    6. Numbers of turns (primary and secondary)

    We are going to design a 50 VA step down transformer of 230V to 12V. Necessary


    calculations along with formulae are given below in details:

    As we are going to design small transformer (of small power rating) so we are neglecting
    core and copper losses as they doesn’t matters in small transformers and seriously
    considered in designing power transformers (high power rating transforms).

    Calculations:
    1. Core Calculations:

    Calculate area of core (central limb) by using following formula:

    Ai= area of core


    F= operating frequency
    Bm= magnetic flux density
    Te= turns per volts

    Assumptions:
    So, we know the frequency of the power system. We need magnetic flux and turns per
    volts. For designing a small transformer magnetic flux density is averagely taken as 1 to
    1.2.
    By putting values we will get the area of core.

    Current density of copper wire is taken as 2.2 A / mm2 to 2.4 A/ mm2 (approximately).
    So, putting values:

    F= 50 hz
    Bm = 1.2 wb/m2
    Te = 4 (turns per volts)
    As, we are going to design a practical transformer so we must consider the core available in
    market. The standard Bobbins available in market practically is 1”x1”, 1.25”x1.5”, 1.5”x1.5”
    and so on. We took nearest core area available to our calculation. We took bobbin of 2.25
    inch2 (1.5”x1.5”) or 0.00145161 meter square. We have the core area. We can calculate
    turns per volts using this area by following:
    Putting:

    f=50 hz;
    Bm = 1.2 wb/(m^2);
    Ai= 0.001451 m^2,

    we got:

    So, Turns per volts are 2.6 Turns per volts.

    Primary Winding Calculations

    Primary voltage = Vp = 230 V


    Primary current = I1= VA / Vp = 50 / 230 = 0.218

    Let transformer we are going to design is 95 % efficient so,

    I1 = VA/ (efficiency x Vp) = 0.23A


    Primary Current = 0.23 Amp (approx.)

    Number of Turns:

    Total number of turns = turns per volts x primary side voltage


    = 2.6 x 230
    N1 = 600 turns (approximately)

    Size of Conductor:

    As we know that

    As, for copper the current density is taken as 2.3 A per mm square So, for area of copper
    conductor
    From the standard American wire gauge table, we can choose wire of the same thickness.
    It can be seen that it comes out that required primary side wire is of 27 gauge which can
    conduct required current.

    Selection of wire can also be done by calculating primary current and by cross match the
    standard table of copper wire according to their current handling capabilities.

    Secondary Winding Calculations

    Secondary voltage = Vs = 12 V

    Secondary current = Is = VA/ Vs = 50 / 12 = 4.2 Amp (approx.)

    From the standard copper wire, table it can be seen that wire of this thickness is of 15
    gauge. So for secondary winding we need 15 gauge wire.

    So,

    Secondary Wire =15 AWG

    Number of Turns:

    Number of secondary turns = turns per volts x secondary volts


    N2 = 2.6 x 12 = 32 turns (approx.)

    Weight Estimation of Windings

    For weight calculations, following steps will be followed:

    Approximate length of copper wire = perimeter of bobbin x number of turns

    Cross sectional Area of copper conductor

    Volume = Approximate length x Cross sectional area


    Mass = density of copper x Volume
    Density of copper = 8960 kg/ m3

    Primary side:

    Perimeter of bobbin = (1.75 x 4) = 7 inch = 0.1778 m

    So,

    Length of one turn = 0.1778 m


    Total length of all turns of primary = L1

    L1 = (length of one turn) x(total number of turns of primary)


    L1 = 0.1778 x 600
    L1 = 106 m (approx.)
    As,
    area of primary conductor = 0.1 mm2
    = (0.1 x 10 ^ -6) m2
    Volume of copper wire = area x length

    And

    density of copper = 8960 kg/ m3

    So,

    So we need approx. 100 grams of 27 gauge wire.

    Secondary winding weight:

    Perimeter of bobbin = (1.75 x 4) = 7 inch = 0.1778 m

    So,

    Length of one turn = 0.1778 m

    Total length of all turns of Secondary

    = L2 = length of one turn x total number of turns of secondary

    L2 = 0.1778 x 32

    L2 = 6 m (approx.)

    As,
    area of primary conductor = 1.83 mm2 = (1.83 x 10 ^ -6) m2

    Volume of copper wire = area x length


    So, we need approx. 100 grams of 15 gauge wire.

    So, from above calculations we can summarize in following table:

    Table 1: Calculation for primary side


    Table 2: Design Summary for Secondary of transformer design

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