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1.
F qvB sin q
F
B
q
v
is force,
is magnetic field strength,
is the charge,
is particle velocity,
being the angle between the direction of v
and the direction of the magnetic field
F BIl sin q
F
B
I
l
is force,
is magnetic field strength,
is current,
is length of the wire within the field,
being the angle between the wire and the
direction of the magnetic field
F BIl sin q
You can visit these sites to learn more and practice with the right
hand rules:
http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/video/RightHandRule/index2.html
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~phy3054/magnet/mforce/rhr/Welcome.h
tml
Example
L= 0.15 m
I = 2.5 A
B = 0.6 T
q = 30
F BIl sin q
30
Directed down
I1 I 2
F kl
d
is force,
F
k
is the magnetic constant 2 x 10-7 T m A-1.
I1, I2 are the currents in the wires,
l
is length of the wires overlap,
Example Problem 1
Find the magnitude and direction of the
magnetic force between two long parallel
conducting wires of length 2 m that are 0.1
m apart if both carry a current of 5 A when:
a)
b)
repulsive
attractive
attractive
Fd
F is the applied force
d is the perpendicular distance from the point
of application of the force to the axis of
rotation
nBIA cos q
n is the number of turns in the coil
B is the magnetic field strength
I is the current flowing through the coil
A is the area of the loop
q is the angle between the magnetic field and the plane of
the coil.
Fd sin q
0.5
Arbitary units 0
0
50
100
150
200
250
-0.5
-1
-1.5
force
torque
300
350
400
F BIl sin q
nBIA cos q
Brushes
Commutator
Coil or rotor loop
2.
Symbol: B
3.
4.
V
V
p
s
p
s
I
I
s
p
p
s
5.