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(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps..
One of the principal features of the ordinary configurations of the transformer [...] is the electrical isolation that exists between the primary and secondary windings. [...] Whenever large transformation ratios are involved, safety demands that ordinary transformers be used. However, in instances where the transformation ratio is close to unity (which minimizes the hazard), a transformer employing a single tapped winding may be used with notable advantages. [...] This arrangement is called the autotransformer.
Use auto transformer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Auto transformer means (electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps..
Common synonyms include balancing coil, compensator.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One of the principal features of the ordinary configurations of the transformer [...] is the electrical isolation that exists between the primary and secondary windings. [...] Whenever large transformation ratios are involved, safety demands that ordinary transformers be used. However, in instances where the transformation ratio is close to unity (which minimizes the hazard), a transformer employing a single tapped winding may be used with notable advantages. [...] This arrangement is called the autotransformer.
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