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ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

In the year 1820, it was discovered by Orested that an electric current produces a magnetic field. Soon after this, efforts were made to observe the converse of the magnetic effects of current, i.e. to show that magnetic field may produce electric current. Michel Faraday in England in 1831 demonstrated that electric current can be produced by employing a changing magnetic field. This phenomenon is called as electromagnetic induction.

Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic Induction

Faraday summed up his experimental results in the form of two laws known as Faraday’s Laws of electromagnetic induction .These are stated as followsFirst law: When the magnetic flux linked with the coil changes, an emf is induced in it which lasts so long as the change of magnetic flux continues.Thus condition for an emf to be induced in a coil is changing magnetic flux.Second law: The magnitude of the induced emf is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux. Mathematically,

i.e. Where K is constant of proportionality and is taken as 1.

Induced emf The direction or sense of polarity of the induced emf is such that it tends to produce an induced current that will create a magnetic flux to oppose the change in the magnetic flux through the coil. This is known as Lenz’s Law and is stated below.

Lenz’s Law

Whenever an induced emf is set-up, the direction of the induced current through the loop is such that it opposes the cause which produces it.

Thus induced emf in a coil becomes

Mr. H.S. AhamadThe Lenz’s law is the consequence of the law of conservation of energy.

Integral and Differential form of Faraday’s Law of em induction

Consider a closed circuit or a coil of any shape and is moving in a stationary

magnetic. Let S be the surface enclosed by the coil C. Let magnetic flux density in the neighborhood of the coil C. Then the magnetic flux through a small

elementary area is a scalar product . Total magnetic flux through the entire coil is

According to Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction the induced emf in a circuit is the –ve time rate of change of magnetic flux linked with the circuit.

induced emf

----------------(1)Also by definition, the line integral of the electric field over a closed path give the

induced emf in the circuit ----------------(2)

Where is the induced electric field at the current element of the closed circuit.

From (1) and (2)

-----------------(3)

This (3) is known as integral form of Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.Differential form :

If the circuit (coil C) remains stationary and only magnetic flux density is

changing then time derivative in (3) may be taken inside the integral sign where it becomes a partial derivative.

i.e. --------------------(4)Now, by Stoke’s Theorem

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(5) becomes

Since the surface is arbitrary above is true for any surface

or ---------------(5)This is the differential form of Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.

Proof of Consider a wire loop or frame of any shape which occupies the positions at

time t. It is moving with a velocity so that it occupies the position at time .

Let elementary length of the loop is displaced through a distance in the time , then the area

swept by the element is given by

----------------(1)

If is the magnetic flux density t any point on this

area, then the magnetic flux the area is .Hence the total magnetic flux crossing the ribbon shaped surface S spanned by the boundary of the loop is

The integral , therefore represent the change in magnetic flux crossing the

wire loop, as it moves from position in a time .

Thus

Substituting the value of from (1), we get

Now is independent of integration

---------------(2)

Now [ since cross and dot product are interchangeable ]

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-----------------(3)

As the integration is now with respect to which is a line element and the integration is to be carried out over the boundary of the loop, the surface integral

has been changed to the line integral .

If is the electric field associated with the elementary length when it is moving with velocity then

Substituting the value of in (3)

According to Faraday’s law , induced emf is

Thus induced emf = line integral of over the circuit.

SELF INDUCTION and COEFFICIENT of SELF INDUCTION

The phenomenon due to which a coil opposes any change in the current that flows through it by inducing an opposing emf in itself is called as self induction. The induced emf is called as back emf and obeys the faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. According to Lenz’s law this induced emf have a direction so as to oppose the cause (changing current ) due to which it is produced .

Coefficient of Self Induction or Self Inductance (L) Whenever a current is passed through a coil magnetic field is produced in the surrounding of the coil. The number of lines of induction passing normally through an area near the coil i.e. magnetic flux is found to be directly proportional to the current passing through the coil.

or -----------(1)Where is constant of proportionality and is called as coefficient of self induction or self

inductance of the coil. Its value depends upon the following factors 1. The number of turns of the coil N.2. Length of the coil3. Area of cross-section of the coil A4. Nature of the material of the core on which coil is wound

(1) may be put as

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i.e. when Thus self inductance of a coil is numerically equal to the magnetic flux linked with the coil when

unit current flows through it. The SI unit of L is henry (H). Also according to faraday’s law induced emf in a coil is

If then Thus self inductance of a coil is numerically equal to the induced emf when the current flowing

through it changes at the rate of unity ( ).1 henry The self inductance of a coil is said to be 1 henry when a current changing at the rate of 1 A/s through it induces an emf of 1 volt in it.NOTE: Inductance in a circuit plays the analogous role as mass in mechanics. Mass opposes the motion of a particle and inductance opposes the change in the current. In other words the effect of inductance in a circuit is same as inertia in mechanics and inductance is therefore called as electrical inertia.

MUTUAL INDUCTANCE and COEFFICIENT of MUTUAL INDUCTANCE

The phenomenon by virtue of which an induced emf is produced in a coil due to change in current in a neighboring coil is called as mutual induction.

Consider two coils P and S close to each other. Let be the current flowing in the coil P at

some instant and be the magnetic flux linked with the coil S at that instant.Now flux linked with the coil S is directly proportional to the current flowing in the coil P.

i.e.

-----------(1)Where M is the constant of proportionality and is known as the coefficient of mutual induction or mutual inductance of coil S with respect to coil P.Now According to Faradays law of electromagnetic induction emf induced in the coil S to change in Current in the coil P is

i.e.

or

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------------------(2)

then the coefficient of mutual induction or mutual inductance of two coil is

numerically equal to the emf induced in the secondary coil when the current flowing through the primary coil decreases at the rate of 1 A/s.

from (1)

i.e. when Thus coefficient of mutual inductance is numerically equal to the magnetic flux

linked with the secondary coil when a unit current flows through primary coil.

Unit of M is henry denoted by H. Its dimensions are .

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