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Statement

11.3.20. Explain the design of the laboratory
control transformer shown in the figure. How does the voltage at the transformer output changewhen the contact is moved to the left?

For problem $11.3.20$

Solution

The figure shows the so-called autotransformer, its feature is that the input and output windings are combined into one.

The essence of the operation of such a transformer is as follows: the input voltage is applied to a fixed section of the winding, let the number of turns on it be . The output voltage is removed between the common wire and terminal , denote the number of turns between them .

The bottom line is that the output voltage increases proportionally as increases.:

Therefore, when moving the terminals to the left, the output voltage will increase.

Answer

The output voltage will increase