Losses in a transformer | Types | Classification of losses in transformer

Classification of Transformer losses

There are mainly two types of losses in transformer. They are:

1. Core losses or Iron losses and
   1. Hysteresis loss and
   2. Eddy current loss
2. Copper losses

Apart from these two types there are other losses are present in

Transformer

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Transformer is a static device or a machine that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another through medium of magnetic field without change in frequency. It is an electromagnetic energy conversion device and can raise or lower the voltage with a corresponding decrease or increase in current. A transformer consists of two conducting coils (or windings) having a mutual inductance. These coils are wound on a laminated core made of high permeability magnetic material. The coil which receives electrical energy from supply terminals is called