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isolation transformer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.

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  • Dutch: scheidingstransformator — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Dutch: scheidingstrafo — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Finnish: suojaerotusmuuntaja — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • German: Trenntransformator — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • German: Trenntrafo — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Polish: transformator separacyjny — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Spanish: transformador de aislamiento — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Spanish: transformador aislante — transformer galvanically isolating from the source
  • Spanish: transformador aislador — transformer galvanically isolating from the source