Transformer
A transformer is a device used for converting the voltage of electric current.
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transformer, induction, primary, secondary, coil, iron core, transfer line, alternating current, insulator, flux, power supply, pole, network, energy, current, voltage, amperage, energy exchange, electricity, electron, electro, machine, electric, physics
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