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Voltage transformers

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The term voltage transformer (commonly abbreviated to v.t.) is used when referring to a low output, step-down transformer with two or more windings per phase mounted over the limbs of a core of magnetic material.

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  1. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    A. Wright (Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering) & C. Christopoulos (Professor of Electrical Engineering)

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Wright, A., Christopoulos, C. (1993). Voltage transformers. In: Electrical Power System Protection. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3072-5_3

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