Week 9 Presentation 1 Electromagnets 1
Learning Objectives: 1. Determine the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field strength generated by a straight wire carrying current, a coil and a solenoid. 2. Determine the force applied to a wire Starter: What is an electromagnet ? 2
Calculating Magnetic Field Strength for a wire astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/magcur.html astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/magcur.html B = Magnetic field strength /T μ 0 = Magnetic permeability of free space r = radial distance / m 3
Calculating Magnetic Field Strength for a coil B = Magnetic field strength /T μ 0 = Magnetic permeability of free space R = Loop radius/ m 4
Calculating Magnetic Field Strength for a solenoid B = Magnetic field strength /T μ 0 = Magnetic permeability of free space N = Number of turns l = length of solenoid / m 5
Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor 6
Right Hand Rule for Force I Direction of the current is conventional current (i.e. flow of positive charge) 7
Calculating Force on a Current- Carrying Conductor F = I L B F = I L B sinθ 8
Interactive activity physics/view/game/53dfa7e00cf29d736ab6fcb c/?topic=54009e6c0cf2fd88643f16e3 9