I -core transformer iyithuluzi elingaguquki elihlinzeka ngomsele wokuhamba kwe-magnetic flux ku-transformer. I-core yakhiwe kusetshenziswa imichilo emincane yensimbi ye-silicone. Amashidi ensimbi ye-silicon ahlukaniswa ngogesi futhi ahlanganiswe ukuze kuncishiswe ukulahlekelwa okungenamthwalo ku-transformer. I-core ye-transformer yenziwe ngensimbi ethambile. Ama-transformer asetshenziswa emikhakheni eyahlukene njengegridi yokukhiqiza ugesi, umkhakha wokusabalalisa, ukudlulisa, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla kagesi.
I -core transformer evame kakhulu inikeza indlela yamagnetic yokuhambisa i-flux. Ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezigeleza kakhulu (okuchaza ikhono lezinto zokuthwala i-flux), kanye namasu okwakha i-core angcono, kusiza ekuhlinzekeni ngendlela efiselekayo, ephansi yokungafuni futhi kuvimbe imigqa ye-flux enkabeni.
Ngenxa yokungena kwe-mutual inductance, i-transformer ikhiqiza i-voltage noma i-current eguquliwe lapho i-magnetic flux ekhiqizwa yi-winding eyodwa (i-primary winding) ihlangana ne-winding enye (i-secondary winding). Kukhona ukuhlangana kwe-magnetic phakathi kwalezi winding ezimbili, futhi zihlukaniswe ngogesi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukungathandi amandla kagesi kuyaziwa nangokuthi ukumelana nokugeleza kwamandla kagesi. Uma, isibonelo, ukugeleza kwamandla kagesi okukhiqizwa yi-primary winding kudlula emoyeni noma kunoma iyiphi into engeyona i-ferrous ukuze kufinyelelwe ekujikelezweni kwesibili ku-transformer, kuzoholela ekunciphiseni ukugeleza kwamandla kagesi. Ngenxa yokungathandi kwamandla kagesi aphezulu noma izinto ezingeyona i-ferrous, kuzonciphisa ukugeleza kwamandla kagesi.
Ngakho-ke, ukulahleka kokuhamba kwe-magnetic ku-transformer kumele kuncishiswe ngokunikeza isilinganiso esifanele phakathi kwama-windings ayinhloko nawesibili. Ngale njongo, ama-magnetic cores ensimbi ye-silicon avame ukusetshenziswa. Ngokusebenzisa i -transformer yohlobo lwe-core , ukulahleka kwe-magnetic kuyancishiswa futhi inani elikhulu le-magnetic flux lidluliselwa phakathi kwama-coil ayinhloko nawesibili, ngaleyo ndlela kwandiswe ukusebenza kahle kwe-transformer iyonke.