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autotransformer

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au·to·trans·form·er  t-trns-fôrmr)
n.
An electrical transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have some or all windings in common.

autotransformer [ˌɔːtəʊtrænsˈfɔːmə]
n
(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits


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The chamber air temperature is controlled by regulating the variable autotransformer output voltage to the heater.
In contrast, the voltage applied by an autotransformer or solid-state starter is largely independent of motor impedance.
The P3 module affords greater EMI noise suppression with its added autotransformer to support termination of the unused twisted pair.
 
 
 
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