Magnetism - a magnet has polarity. It has 2 ends. A north seeking end (north pole) and a south seeking end (south pole). - a compass is a small magnet on a pivot so that it is free to rotate. Like poles repel and unlike poles attract. A magnet will attract other metal objects (paper clips, nails). Either end will attract these objects. The object becomes polarized. The direction of polarization depends on the polarization of the magnet. This is similar to the polarization induced in a conductor by a charged particle. Microscopic examination reveals that a magnet is actually made up of tiny regions known as domains. Each domain behaves like a tiny magnet with a north and a south pole. You cannot "break" magnets into separate "monopoles". Poles always come in pairs. Permanent magnets are made of ALNICO. Aluminum, nickel, and cobalt. There are also rare earth elements, neodymium, that produce extremely strong permanent magnets for their size. Permanent magnets are fragile. Dropping them will cause the domains to disorient. Heating them weakens the magnet. Once cooled, it will regain its strength unless heated past the “Currie point”. The magnet will be totally destroyed. (p. 755 Currie point table) The forces between magnets occur when magnets touch but also when they are at a distance. The same way electric and gravitational forces are explained by fields. Magnetic forces can be explained by the existence of a magnetic field, B. Magnetic field lines are imaginary like electric field lines. The number of magnetic field lines passing through a surface is called magnetic flux. Flux per Area is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field lines. - flux lines are concentrated where the magnetic field is the greatest – poles. Lines come out of the north pole and in at the south pole. Lines always form closed loops because there are no isolated poles on which field lines start or stop. Electromagnetism In 1820, Hans Christian Oersted found that the forces on the poles were perpendicular to the direction of current in a wire. He also found that when the charges were stationary (no current was moving through the wire), no magnetic forces existed. The magnetic field of a current carrying wire can be shown: Circular lines indicate that magnetic field lines form closed loops. You can find the direction of the field using FIRST right hand rule (p. 756): - keep thumb pointed in direction of current flow. Your fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field, B. Take a coil of wire. When an electric current flows through the coil, it has a field like a permanent magnet. The coil (solenoid) has a north and a south pole. This is called an electromagnet. Ex. A magnetic compass is held directly above a straight conductor that is lying across this page. If electrons flow from left to right in the conductor, towards which edge of the page does the north-seeking pole of the compass point: a) to the top b) to the left c) to the right d) to the bottom The direction of the field of an electromagnet is found using SECOND right hand rule (p. 764): - grasp the coil with your right hand with fingers pointing in direction of current. Your thumb points towards the N pole of the magnet. To increase the strength of an electromagnet, place an iron core inside the coil. - the coil magnetizes the iron core by induction. - the magnetic strength of the core adds to that of the coil. strength of field α current & # of loops Basic Law of Magnetism: two magnetic fields will interact to produce forces of attraction (opposite poles) and repulsion (similar poles). Forces caused by magnetic fields: Ampere suggested that there should be a force on a current-carrying wire placed in a magnetic field. Faraday discovered the force on the wire is at right angles to the direction of the magnetic field and to the direction of the current. The direction of the force on a current carrying wire is found by THIRD right hand rule (p. 770) - point the fingers of your right hand in the direction of the magnetic field. Point your thumb in the direction of the conventional current flow in the wire. The palm of your hand faces the direction of the force acting on the wire. Force on a Wire due to a Magnetic Field The magnitude of the force on the wire is proportional to three factors: i) the strength of the magnetic field, B ii) the current in the wire, I iii) the length of the wire that lies in the magnetic field, L. L= nl where n is the number of turns in the coil and l is the length of the individual turn. F = BIL sin θ Units - Tesla, T The strength of the magnetic field, B, is called magnetic induction. Force on a moving charge: F = Bqv sin θ Ex. 1 A particle carrying a charge of +2.50 µC enters a magnetic field traveling at 3.40 x 105 m/s to the right of the page. If a uniform magnetic field is pointing directly into the page and has a strength of 0.500 T, what is the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the charge as it just enters the magnetic field? Ex. 2 A wire segment of length 40.0 cm, carrying a current of 12.0 A, crosses a magnetic field of 0.75 T (up) at an angle of 40.o right. What magnetic force is exerted on the wire? Oersted discovered that an electric current produces a magnetic field. In 1822, Michael Faraday was able to show that a changing magnetic field could produce electric current. When the switch was closed (ie. steady current), there was no deflection on the galvanometer. Faraday noticed a deflection only when he closed OR opened the switch. A CHANGING magnetic field can produce an electric current. This is the induced current. The relative motion between the wire and the magnetic field produces current. The process of generating current through a circuit is electromagnetic induction. Basic principle of electromagnetic induction: whenever the magnetic field in the region of a conductor is moving or changing in magnitude, electrons are induced to flow through the conductor. When the magnetic field through the coil changes, a current flows as if there were a source of EMF (electromotive force) in the circuit. A battery or any device that transforms one type of energy (mechanical, chemical) into electrical energy is a source of EMF. Inside the battery or device, there is internal resistance. No matter how efficient the device, there will be energy losses inside the device. The potential difference, V, inside the battery (caused by chemical reactions) is the EMF. IF THERE IS NO CURRENT FLOWING, the terminal voltage is equal to the EMF. When Faraday moved a magnet through the coil, he generated electrical energy (induced a current). This electrical energy came from the moving magnet (kinetic energy). This transfer of energy is WORK. Work required a force. To remove KE (gain EE) requires a force that acts in the opposite direction to the motion of the magnet. Lenz's Law (1834) is the law of electromagneticmechanical opposition. For motion, Lenz’s law states that if a loop of wire moves while inside an external magnetic field then a current is produced in the moving wire that will produce its own magnetic field. This magnetic field will interfere with the external magnetic field in such a way that the two fields will try to oppose the motion (change in position of the moving loop of wire). - the N pole of a magnet is moved toward the right end of a coil. To oppose the approach of the N pole, the right end of the coil must also become a N pole. Ex. One way to produce an electric current through a conductor is to move a conducting rod through a magnetic field. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A voltage is induced in the rod (e- move to one end of the rod). v When there is a voltage in the rod, it becomes part of an electric circuit. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x l The rod acts like a battery. v The magnetic force on the conducting rod must be in the opposite direction to its motion (opposite v). V = Blv Flux: the number of magnetic field lines (Φ). Faraday said that the induced voltage is proportional to the rate of change in the magnetic flux. Φ = B⊥ A cosθ units are Tm2 Wb (Weber) ∆Φ V= ∆t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .∆ ∆A. . . . v. l ∆x conductor ∆Φ = B ⊥ l ∆ x ∆x ∆t V = B ⊥ lv v= If you have loops of wire, V = −N ∆Φ ∆t This corresponds to Lenz's law. If Lenz’s law were not true, the change in flux would produce a larger current which would produce a greater change in flux… The current would continue to produce power even after the original stimulus ended. This violates the law of conservation of energy. Direct Current - an electric current in which the net flow of charge is in one direction only. Ex. Battery Alternating Current - an electric current that reverses its direction with a constant frequency. A graph of current vs time has the form of a sine wave. A number of practical devices make use of the force that exists between a current and a magnetic field. Ex. Outlets Galvanometer - device to measure very small currents. Consists of a small coil of wire placed in the strong magnetic field of a permanent magnet. Each turn of the wire is a loop. The current passing through the loop goes in one side of the loop and out the other side. One side of the loop is forced down while the other side is forced up (third RH rule). The loop has torque and rotates. Motor – changes electrical energy into mechanical energy Generator – changes mechanical energy into electrical energy DC Electric Motor • Has a coil with an iron core ⇒ ARMATURE • It is surrounded by magnets (electromagnets) Two difficulties: 1. 2. The magnetic forces are aligned directly opposite each other and will no longer experience a torque. If you could change the direction of the current, the coil would again experience a torque. If the coil keeps turning, the leads will twist and eventually break. Solution: • Use a split ring commutator (brass or copper) • The armature is attached to the commutator so they rotate together. One end of the coil is connected to each half of the commutator. • Brushes slide on the commutator to pass current from the battery to the coil. • DC current comes from the battery. • The split ring goes from one brush to the other causing the armature to rotate. AC Electric Motor • Uses slip rings as commutator. • Since the current is alternating, the motor will run smoothly only at the frequency of the sine wave. • The magnetic field is sinusoidally varying, just as the current in the coil varies. ⇒ they do not require a split ring because the current reverses itself. Electric motors are mostly AC because our electric energy for industry and home is transmitted as AC. DC motor – starter motor on a car. AC Generators Generators are essentially the same design as motors. • The mechanical energy input to a generator turns the coil in the magnetic field. o This produces an emf (voltage). o A sinusoidal voltage output. The mechanical energy may come from: i. Steam ii. Wind iii. Waterfall iv. Electric motor DC Generator • The commutator must change the AC flowing into its armature into DC. o Commutators keep the current flowing in one direction instead of back and forth. Faraday’s study of the iron ring: Open/close the switch to induce the current in a second coil. ⇒practically, we don’t need to open/close the switch constantly produce current in second coil. ⇒vary the magnetic field. To do this, we need an alternating current. The current produced by an AC generator provides a means for the current to be turned on and off without manually operating a switch. Faraday’s iron ring is a TRANSFORMER. • The voltage, V, induced in the second circuit can be changed by changing the number of windings around the ring in either circuit. POWER PRODUCTION Generators were built by Tesla to generate electricity reliably and in large quantities. Most of today’s energy sold is in the form of AC because it can easily be transformed from one voltage to another. Power is transmitted at high voltages and low current without much energy loss (heating of wire) because it can be stepped down from the plant to many cities, to a city, to the household. Household typical outlet is 120 V AC. Transformers are used to transfer energy from one circuit to another by means of mutual inductance between two coils. Transformers consist of a primary coil (input) and a secondary coil (output). Step-up Transformer – secondary has more turns - greater V induced, lower I Step-down Transformer – primary has more turns - less V induced, greater I V # turns V p Vs = p = p Vs # turns turns p turns s = s Is Ip • Transferring energy from one coil to the other OR the rate of transferring energy is the power. • The power used in the secondary is supplied by the primary LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY Therefore, P into primary = P out of secondary (VI )p = (VI )s