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this depends on how much energy you are converting, which is why it is so appropriate to talk about this energy loss in terms of efficiency. The energy efficiency of an AC/DC transformer is, also, dependant on the voltage and current that is running through the system, however numbers as low as 75% and as high as 96% would give a reasonable range of efficeincy. To find out how much energy is lost per second (power) just take the Watts of the circuit (volts x amps, simplified) and just multiply that resulting wattage by 1-efficiency, so in the case of the 96% efficient transformer on a 300Watt circuit, the energy loss is 12 watts. These 12 watts get turned into heat, which is why you frequently find that these little Transformers for your gadgets are warm.

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