Electric Motors and Control Systems
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780073373812
Author: Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 9RQ
Explain the basic difference between the primary and secondary circuits of a standard voltage transformer and an autotransformer.
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