Characteristic Diagrams: Understanding Transformer Waveform Output

[lennyp1ke]

Using characteristic diagrams, describe how a Transformer produces a complex waveform from a sinusoidal input.

can someone in the community please help me with this , ref. to a web informative page etc would be fantastic as any i find are way to complex for the level that i am at ( hnc ) any help would be appreciated

 

[rude man]

"Complex" can mean different things depending on the level you're at. (Hnc = what?).


Trnasformers will change the phase of an input voltage; that's considered 'complex' mathematically.

Transformers can also distort an input voltage (generate harmonics). That's another kind of 'complex' waveform.

 

[lennyp1ke]

Thanks man , hnc ( higher national certificate) is the course in the u.k that I am doing that will hopefully be a stepping stone to greater things