Introductory Physics II
PHYS 1310
Lecture 30 – Chapter 22 part 3
Generators; RL circuits
Wednesday, April 3
Outline – Chapter 22
• Electromagnetic induction – experiments
• Motional EMF
• Magnetic flux and Faraday’s law of induction
• Lenz’s law
• Electric generators
• The inductance of a coil and mutual inductance
• Transformers
Electromagnetic Induction
at the power plant
Electrical generator
Electromagnetic Induction
at the power plant
Electrical generator – opened up
Electromagnetic Induction
in the lab
Ruhmkorff “flashlight”
Induction coil
Electromagnetic Induction
in the lab
Tesla coil
Electromagnetic Induction
in the car
Ignition coil – provides the high voltage to
produce the sparks that ignite the
gasoline vapors in the cylinder
Alternator – recharges
the car battery while you
drive.
Electromagnetic Induction
in the house
Induction stove – no flame or hot plate
Electric generators
• The rectangular coil rotates around
a vertical axis (angular velocity ω).
• Each vertical side of the coil “cuts”
the magnetic field lines.
• EMF is induced in each vertical side.
• The EMF is “collected” by the two
rings and carbon brushes.
• This is an AC generator.
Next, we will look at the magnitude
and polarity of the induced EMF.
AC – current changes direction periodically
position 1 – Lenz’s law in action
F magnetic
-
+
AC – current changes direction periodically
position 1 – alternate use of Lenz’s law
F
v
i
-
+
AC – current changes direction periodically
position 2
i F magnetic
+
+
-
+ -
The EMF changes polarity during each cycle
Alternate Current (AC)
The magnitude of the EMF
View from the top
𝑣Ԧ
𝐵
𝑣Ԧ
𝑤
𝑣 = 𝜔𝑟 = 𝜔
2
𝜃 = 𝜔𝑡
E1 = 𝐵𝐿𝑣 sin(𝜃) The EMF induced in one vertical side
The magnitude of the EMF
E1 = 𝐵𝐿𝑣 sin(𝜃) The EMF induced in one vertical side
𝑤
𝑣 = 𝜔𝑟 = 𝜔
2
E = 2𝐵𝐿𝑣 sin(𝜃) The EMF induced in the loop (adding the effects of
the two vertical sides)
𝑤
E= 2𝐵𝐿𝜔 sin(𝜃) = 𝐵𝐿𝜔𝑤sin(𝜃)
2
E = 𝐵𝐴𝜔 sin 𝜃 = E0sin(ω𝑡)
The magnitude of the EMF
E0 = 𝐵𝐴𝜔 Maximum value of the EMF (remember rms value, too)
2𝜋 𝜔
T= f= Period and frequency of the EMF.
𝜔 2𝜋