Hi,
Let me offer some more explanation:
Empty CoreThis picture is a square stack of waste free laminations. The center limb is square.
They are called waste free, because the 'I's come from stamping the hole.
Single Turn WindingConsider a single, single turn winding:
The winding fills the window.
Lets say there is 1V and 1A so this is 1VA
Multiturn WindingConsider dividing the single turn winding into 4:
there is now 4 times the voltage.
If we keep the current density the same, we have one quarter of the current.
0.25A x 4V = 1VA
The area has been reduced by 4
Resistance per turn has increased 4 times
The length of the winding has been increased by 4
Current has been reduced by 4
if the original winding was 1
And the current was 1A
The original copper losses were 1
2 x 1 = 1W
In the four turn winding
The resistance is 16x higher
(Quarter of the area, 4turns)
16
The current 0.25A
Power loss = 16
x (0.25)
2 = 1W
The same as the single turn winding.So it not necessary to consider voltage, number of turns etc. to determine the VA rating of transformer.
PACKING FACTOR (or Window Utilization)In practice the window cannot be filled with copper. To built a practical transformer there is insulation and a bobbin:
The bobbin uses some of the window
Round wire is normally used.
There is nothing absolute about the power rating of transformer. It depends on the allowable temperature rise.
Regards,
Jay_Diddy_B