transformer

electrical device that transfers energy through electromagnetic induction from one circuit to another circuit
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transformer

Summary

transformer is a passive electronic component[1]. transformer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • transformer is credited with the discovery of Michael Faraday[3].
  • transformer's instance of is recorded as passive electronic component[4].
  • transformer is used for galvanic isolation[5].
  • transformer is used for voltage converter[6].
  • transformer's Commons category is recorded as Transformers[7].
  • transformer comprises coil[8].
  • transformer comprises magnetic core[9].
  • transformer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1831[10].
  • transformer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electric transformers[11].
  • transformer's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=transformer[12].
  • transformer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • transformer's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • transformer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • transformer's described by source is recorded as "Kyrgyzstan" national encyclopedia[16].
  • transformer's different from is recorded as Transformator[17].
  • transformer's different from is recorded as Transformer[18].
  • transformer's different from is recorded as Transformer[19].
  • transformer's uses is recorded as electromagnetic induction[20].
  • transformer's studied by is recorded as canonical correlation analysis[21].
  • transformer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[22].
  • transformer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • transformer's P14541 is recorded as 3FMCXY[24].
  • transformer's P14692 is recorded as Folquet de Marseille[25].

Body

Definition and Type

transformer's instance of is recorded as passive electronic component[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include galvanic isolation[5] and voltage converter[6]. Components include coil[8] and magnetic core[9].

Why It Matters

transformer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] transformer is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bifilar wound toroidal transformer.jpg, Philips N4422 without background.png
    Has part(s) → coil, magnetic core
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q1088161]]"
  2. 5w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Folquet de Marseille
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 8w ago · Im tau · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Transformer3d col3.svg
    Image → Bifilar wound toroidal transformer.jpg, Philips N4422 without background.png
    Icon → Transformers.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2910]]: Transformers.svg"
  4. 8w ago · Im tau · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Image → Bifilar wound toroidal transformer.jpg, Philips N4422 without background.png
    Uses → electromagnetic induction
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Philips N4422 - power supply transformer-2098.jpg"
  5. 8w ago · Im tau · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → passive electronic component
    Time of discovery or invention → +1831-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Michael Faraday
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q6867168]]"
  6. 8w ago · Im tau · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1831"
  7. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3FMCXY
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  8. 15w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005643-transformatory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005643-transformatory, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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