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Slide 1: Alternating current VS direct current transformers Most of the people might have heard about alternating current and direct current, they are nothing but two ways in which electricity flows frequently. A simple term in which you can differentiate them is the direction by which the electrons flow. Voltage can be explained like the moving electron with a recitalist such as a wire that has been connected for power supply. When electrons float gradually in a particular direction or especially in forward direction, it’s called direct current. Whereas, in alternating current they will not go steadily instead keep changing directions, sometimes flowing forwards and next moment going backwards. For example, the voltage that comes from the wall pipelines in several buildings including our house & office is the common type of AC. So the power that reaches to our destination is still AC. At present, it is being passed across the nation in wires far more proficiently compared to DC where the electric power is permanent. Electric tube light, bulb and flames can work on 230 volts of alternating current and some other household items like televisions has an in-house electric supply which changes the 230 volts to a low down direct current that is out of harm, safe and tolerable to the electronic coils. Alternating current slowly substituted DC progression system because it was introduced much safer to transmit over the long miles and gave more voltage. In a power plant, alternating current that comes from a generator can be step up or down by a different machine named as transformer. Transformer is device generally set up on the electrical pole at the side of road corners. They have the capacity to transform high voltage into low electricity which is suitable for your home electrical apparatus such as light, television and refrigerator etc. Alternating voltage can even be changed to DC by an adapter that you can be utilized to charge your laptop battery. Most of the people are aware about the function of electrical transformers; they are being used to convert voltage from one stage to another and normally from high electric power to a lower voltage. This process is carried out by using the theory of magnetic stimulation between circuits to transfer voltage and change the existing levels. Usually transformer has a number of key characteristics of voltage and magnetism to transform Alternating current. Direct transformers also exist now, but they will not substitute AC transformers. It has been seen that DC can’t be altered with the pattern of the transformer, it’s all because direct current will not be modifying in a similar manner as AC does. This was the major reason that AC scored high over DC at the time when voltage began to be utilized all over the world. As all are using AC, it is now very late and not possible to alter to DC system.