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Chapter
9
Inductors and Magnetic Properties
9.1 Introduction
The elemental magnetic particle is the spinning electron. In magnetic materials, such as iron, cobalt, and nickel, the electrons in the third shell of the atom are the source of magnetic properties. If the spins are arranged to be parallel, the atom and its associated domains or clusters of the material will exhibit a magnetic field. The magnetic field of a magnetized bar has lines of magnetic force that extend between the ends, one called the north pole and the other the south pole, as shown in Figure 9.1a. The lines of force of a magnetic field are called magnetic flux lines.
9.1.1 Electromagnetism
A current flowing in a conductor produces a magnetic field surrounding the wire as shown in Figure 9.2a. In a coil or solenoid, the direction of the magnetic field relative to the electron flow ( to +) is shown in Figure 9.2b. The attraction and repulsion between two iron-core electromagnetic solenoids driven by direct currents is similar to that of two permanent magnets. The process of magnetizing and demagnetizing an iron-core solenoid using a current being applied to a surrounding coil can be shown graphically as a plot of the magnetizing field strength and the resultant magnetization of the material, called a hysteresis loop (Figure 9.3). It will be found that the point where the field is reduced to zero, a small amount of magnetization, called remnance, remains.
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Figure 9.1 The properties of magnetism: (a) lines of force surrounding a bar magnet, (b) relation of compass poles to the earths magnetic field. ( a) (b)
Figure 9.2 Magnetic field surrounding a current-carrying conductor: (a) Compass at right indicates the polarity and direction of a magnetic field circling a conductor carrying direct current. I indicates the direction of electron flow. Note: The convention for flow of electricity is from + to , the reverse of the actual flow. (b) Direction of magnetic field for a coil or solenoid.
between north and south poles. The effectiveness of shielding depends primarily upon the thickness of the shield, the material, and the strength of the interfering field. Some alloys are more effective than iron. However, many are less effective at high flux levels. Two or more layers of shielding, insulated to prevent circulating currents from magnetization of the shielding, are used in low-level audio, video, and data applications.
9.2
Inductors are passive components in which voltage leads current by nearly 90 over a wide range of frequencies. Inductors are usually coils of wire wound in the form of a cylinder. The current through each turn of wire creates a magnetic field that passes through every turn of wire in the coil. When the current changes, a voltage is induced
Figure 9.3 Graph of the magnetic hysteresis loop resulting from magnetization and demagnetization of iron. The dashed line is a plot of the induction from the initial magnetization. The solid line shows a reversal of the field and a return to the initial magnetization value. R is the remaining magnetization (remnance) when the field is reduced to zero.
in the wire and every other wire in the changing magnetic field. The voltage induced in the same wire that carries the changing current is determined by the inductance of the coil, and the voltage induced in the other wire is determined by the mutual inductance between the two coils. A transformer has at least two coils of wire closely coupled by the common magnetic core, which contains most of the magnetic field within the transformer. Inductors and transformers vary widely in size, weighing less than 1 g or more than 1 ton, and have specifications ranging nearly as wide.
rms voltages in the transformer, are larger by a factor of about 1.6 than the product of the dc voltages and currents. Inductors also have capacitance between the wires of the coil, which causes the coil to have a self-resonance between the winding capacitance and the self-inductance of the coil. Circuits are normally designed so that this resonance is outside of the frequency range of interest. Transformers are similarly limited. They also have capacitance to the other winding(s), which causes stray coupling. An electrostatic shield between windings reduces this problem.
9.2.4 Shielding
Transformers and coils radiate magnetic fields that can induce voltages in other nearby circuits. Similarly, coils and transformers can develop voltages in their windings when subjected to magnetic fields from another transformer, motor, or power circuit. Steel mounting frames or chassis conduct these fields, offering less reluctance than air. The simplest way to reduce the stray magnetic field from a power transformer is to wrap a copper strip as wide as the coil of wire around the transformer enclosing all three legs of the core. Shielding occurs by having a short circuit turn in the stray magnetic field outside of the core.
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Figure 9.4 Physical construction of a power transformer: (a) E-shaped device with the low- and high-voltage windings stacked as shown, (b) construction using a box core with physical separation between the low- and high-voltage windings.
Table 9.1 Properties of Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Alloys (From [1]. Used with permission.)
9.3
References
1. Whitaker, Jerry C. (ed.), The Electronics Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1996.
9.4
Bibliography
Benson, K. Blair, and Jerry C. Whitaker, Television and Audio Handbook for Technicians and Engineers, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1990. Benson, K. Blair, Audio Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1988. Whitaker, Jerry C., Television Engineers Field Manual, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2000.
9.5
Tabular Data
Table 9.2 Magnetic Properties of Transformer Steels (From [1]. Used with permission.)
Table 9.3 Characteristics of High-Permeability Materials (From [1]. Used with permission.)
Table 9.4 Characteristics of Permanent Magnet Alloys (From [1]. Used with permission.)
Table 9.5 Properties of Antiferromagnetic Compounds (From [1]. Used with permission.)
Table 9.6 Saturation Constants for Magnetic Substances (From [1]. Used with permission.)
Table 9.7 Saturation Constants and Curie Points of Ferromagnetic Elements (From [1]. Used with permission.)