Comment on TIL the cost of transporting energy around
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week agoNo such thing as a DC transformer. Transformers rely on generating a changing magnetic field and for that you need AC.
Comment on TIL the cost of transporting energy around
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week agoNo such thing as a DC transformer. Transformers rely on generating a changing magnetic field and for that you need AC.
well, technically, the term transformer refers to any device that converts the wave-form from one form to another. so a rectangle -> triangle converter would be a transformer.in most cases, though, it’s only used in the sense of “voltage converter”. and these exist for AC and DCnvm
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week ago
No, a transformer is a thing invented by Michael Faraday that uses magnetic fields to move energy between sets of windings.
A “rectangle -> triangle converter” is an inverter, and that coupled with a transformer and rectifier would be a way of stepping down a DC voltage (but not the only way).
The more general term you’re looking for is a “converter”.
yeah huh what
i remember reading an article about this but i can’t find it anymore
nvm you’re right