Instructions

1. Multiply the voltage and the current to calculate electrical power in watts. For example, in a circuit
charged with 50 volts and carrying a current of 3.5 amperes: power = 50 volts x 3.5 amperes = 175 watts,
or volts x amperes.

2.Multiply the electrical power by the resistance, then take the square root of the product to calculate
the voltage. For example, for a circuit carrying 128 watts with a resistance of 2 ohms: Voltage = the
square root of (128 x 2) = 16 volts.

3.Divide the electrical power by the resistance, then take the square root of the quotient to calculate
the current. For instance, for a circuit carrying 144 watts with a resistance of 4 ohms, current = the
square root of (144 / 4) = 6 amperes

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*Most transformers change one level of voltage to another, but the size of the transformer depends on
the amount of overall power it must transfer. The formula P=IE, means power (P) equals current in amps
(I) times volts (E). Since power equals volts times amps, some manufacturers, engineers or technicians
use the term "volt amps" in place of "watts." For most practical purposes, the terms are
interchangeable. To find the volt amp rating for a transformer for home appliances, you need to include
the ratings of all the appliances the transformer will power

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1.Inspect each appliance to find out its power consumption. Each appliance should have a tag that tells
at what voltage it operates on and how much current it draws.

2.Multiply volts times amps on each appliance. For example for a fax machine that draws 1 amp at 120
volts the volt amps is 120 (120 x 1 = 120). For a TV set that draws 3 amps, the volt amps is 360 (120 x 3 =
360). For a washing machine that draws 7 amps, the volt amps is 840 (120 x 7 = 840).

3.Add up all the volt amp ratings of all the appliances that you will power with the transformer. In the
above case, the total volt amps is 1,320 (120 + 360 + 840 = 1,320).

4.Select a transformer with a volt amp rating equal to or greater than the total.

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Volt amps (VA) is the effective power rating for a transformer. In the perfect transformer, the voltage
and current (combined) applied at the primary will exactly equal the voltage and current (combined) on
the secondary(s)

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VA Calculation

1.Read the transformer's secondary winding rating (printed or tagged on the transformer case). This
should give a rating such as 5 V , 500 mA.

Multiply the voltage times the current to receive the VA.

Ex: 5 V times 500 mA (or 0.5 A) equals 2.5 VA

2.Convert the secondary winding VA value to the primary winding VA rating as the equation VA
(primary) equals VA (secondary) or VA (p) = VA (s).

For the example of a 2.5 VA secondary, if the primary voltage is 120 V the current will be A (p) = VA
(s)/V(p). Giving A(p) = 2.5 / 120 = 0.020833 (roughly 21mA).

This is the calculation for a single input winding/single output winding transformer.

Verify using DMM to read input voltage and current versus voltage at a given output current.

3.Add the separate VA ratings for a transformer with multiple secondary windings.

For secondary winding 1 = 5 V at 500 mA

Secondary winding 2 = 24 V at 100 mA

Total secondary VA = ( 5 x 0.5 ) + ( 24 x 0.1) = 4.9 VA

Primary VA will still equal the total secondary VA.

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