ECE 4501 POWER SYSTEMS UMD S.

NORR

MAGNETIC CIRCUITS
TERMS:

NAME: SYMBOL / UNITS: EQUATION:

Magneto-motive Force F (Ampere – Turns) or F = NI
(mmf) (A-t)
Magnetic Field Intensity H (A-t/meter) H = NI/l (l = path length in
meters)
Flux Density B (Tesla) yay! B = µH
1Tesla = 1Wb/meter2
Permiability µ (H/meter) µ = µrµo Where µr is the
relative permeability
of the material and
π x 10-7 H/m is the
µo = 4π
permeability of free space.
Flux Φ (Webers, Wb) Φ = BA (A is cross-sectional
area in square meters)
Flux Linkage λ (Weber-turns) λ = NΦΦ
Inductance L (Henries) L = λ/I = N2/ℜℜ
Reluctance ℜ (A-t/Wb) ℜ = l/µ
µrµoA

Useful Relationships:

Φ = BA = µrµoHA = µrµoANI/l = NI/ℜ

ℜ

OHM”S LAW ANALOGY:

If V = IR, then F = Φ ℜ

ELECTRICAL MAGNETIC
Current I (Amps) Φ (Wb) Flux
emf V (Volts) F (A-t) mmf
Resistance R (Ohms) ℜ (A-t/Wb) Reluctance
Conductivity σ (S/m) µ (H/m) Permiability
Siemans/meter