How does Galvanic Isolation work?

sankstar

sankstar

@sankstar-rufNF7 Oct 21, 2024
can any one explain how galvanic isolation works??

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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk Dec 5, 2012

    Galvanic Isolation is all about preventing the 'current flow' within the circuit or assembly. But note that energy will still flow within the system through other means - capacitance, inductance, optic or other means. The best example of galvanic isolation is your regular transformer - note that the primary and secondary windings aren't 'connected' to permit current flow, but they still form a part of the connected system. Is that what you want to know? It'd help if you could ask specific questions about the parts that you found difficult to understand.
  • sankstar

    sankstar

    @sankstar-rufNF7 Dec 6, 2012

    The_Big_K
    Galvanic Isolation is all about preventing the 'current flow' within the circuit or assembly. But note that energy will still flow within the system through other means - capacitance, inductance, optic or other means. The best example of galvanic isolation is your regular transformer - note that the primary and secondary windings aren't 'connected' to permit current flow, but they still form a part of the connected system. Is that what you want to know? It'd help if you could ask specific questions about the parts that you found difficult to understand.
    why galvanic isolation is done? does it make use of 1:1 turns ratio transformer?
  • Jeffrey Arulraj

    Jeffrey Arulraj

    @jeffrey-xA7lUP Dec 10, 2012

    Transformer action is not related here friend. Galvanic Isolation is used to prevent a material contact made up of two or more metals from corroding due to environmental effects.

    This isolation prevents the setting up of Galvanic cells based on the EMF series being formed.
  • ABCD ABCD

    ABCD ABCD

    @abcd-2NEyMb Dec 10, 2012

    Again adding to whats said above, it's the property of magnetism and mutual inductance that makes it happen.