EXPERIMENT 28

Object. To determine self inductance of a given coil by Manwell's

bridge.
Apparatus required. Three resistance boxes, a standard inductance,
an audio frequcncy oscillator, head phone,
given coil and connection wires
Theory. Jts principle is based on wheatstone's bridge. Fig. 28-1
represents the clectric circuit of Maxwell's bridge. In the balanced
condition of bridge
Impedence of thearm ABImpedence ofthearm AD
Impedence of the arm BC Impedence of the arm DC
P R
i.e Q+joL S+jaoL
or PS+ joLP RQ + joLR
=

Equating the imaginary quantities on the two sides of above eqn.

oLP = oLR

or
L=L
Formula used. Self inductance ofcoil L = L4
where L = known inductance, P = known resistance in the arm AB
and R= known resistance in the arm
AD.
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Procedure. 1. First we make two
electric circuit as shown in Fig. 28-1 for
which two resistance boxes P and R are
connected in the arms AB and AD
HEAD PHONE respectively. Then the standard
inductance L is joined in series with a
resistance box Q in the arm BC. After
L
that, the given coil of self inductance
in the
and resistance S are connected
arm DC. Now the audio frequency
between the
0scillator is connected
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AUDIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR
terminals A and Cand then a
head phone
terminals B
is connected between the
Fig. 28-1 and D.
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2.Now kceping a resistane R in AD, the resistances P

andO
are adjusted such that sounln the
the arm
arm AD, dphonc. This is the
Such that no
no sound is
heard the hcad ph
from
balanced position of the bridge.
The values ofP and Oarcarc nnotcd.is
notcd.

5. Now the resistance R is changed nd the experiment repeated

two-three times.
4. The experiment the frequency of
also
can
oscillatO be
De repcated by changing
changing
theaudio frequency ator.
Observations.
Resistance Resistance R
in the am in the am
Resistancenauct
in the a m
L LR
S.N. AD in the am
AB BC DC
P (in ohmn) |R(in ohm)Q(in ohm) L (in henry)

3.
Mean L .
henry
Result. The self inductance of given coil L = ...henry.
R should not bc
Precautions. (i) The value of the resistances P and
kept much large.
order of the
inductance should be of the
(11) The valuc of the standard
unknown inductance.

Viva-Voce

Refer experiment no. 27.