變(bian)(bian)壓(ya)(ya)器(qi)是(shi)變(bian)(bian)換(huan)交(jiao)流(liu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)、電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)和(he)阻(zu)抗(kang)的(de)(de)(de)器(qi)件(jian),當初級(ji)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)中(zhong)通(tong)有交(jiao)流(liu)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)時,鐵芯(xin)(或(huo)磁芯(xin))中(zhong)便(bian)產生交(jiao)流(liu)磁通(tong),使次級(ji)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)中(zhong)感(gan)應(ying)(ying)出電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya)(或(huo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu))。變(bian)(bian)壓(ya)(ya)器(qi)由鐵芯(xin)(或(huo)磁芯(xin))和(he)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)組成,線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)有兩個或(huo)兩個以上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)繞(rao)組,其(qi)中(zhong)接電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)源的(de)(de)(de)繞(rao)組叫初級(ji)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan),其(qi)余(yu)的(de)(de)(de)繞(rao)組叫次級(ji)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)。在發電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)機(ji)中(zhong),不(bu)管是(shi)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)運(yun)(yun)動(dong)通(tong)過(guo)磁場或(huo)磁場運(yun)(yun)動(dong)通(tong)過(guo)固定線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan),均能在線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)中(zhong)感(gan)應(ying)(ying)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)勢,此兩種(zhong)情況,磁通(tong)的(de)(de)(de)值(zhi)均不(bu)變(bian)(bian),但與線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)圈(quan)相(xiang)交(jiao)鏈的(de)(de)(de)磁通(tong)數(shu)量卻有變(bian)(bian)動(dong),這是(shi)互感(gan)應(ying)(ying)的(de)(de)(de)原理(li)。變(bian)(bian)壓(ya)(ya)器(qi)就是(shi)一種(zhong)利用電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)磁互感(gan)效應(ying)(ying),變(bian)(bian)換(huan)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)壓(ya)(ya),電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)流(liu)和(he)阻(zu)抗(kang)的(de)(de)(de)器(qi)件(jian)。