Chapter 5

Worked Example 1
Q A flux of 0.5 mWb is reversed in a time of 5 ms. If this flux links with a 200 turn coil, determine the emf
thus induced.

Since flux is reversed, then, d

2  5  104 Wb; dt
5  103 S; N
200

d
200  2  5  104
e
N volt

dt 5  103
so, e
40 V Ans

Worked Example 2
Q A 10 000 turn coil is required to have an emf of 8 kV induced in it when a change of flux of 1mWb links
with it. Calculate the time interval required for the flux change.

N
104; e
8  103 V; d

103 Wb

d

e
N volt
dt
d
10 4  103
so, dt
N second

e 8  1 03
and, dt
1.25 ms Ans

Worked Example 3
Q A conductor 400 mm long is moved at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of density 0.25 T. If
the emf generated in the conductor is 1.8 V, and the conductor forms part of a closed circuit of total
resistance 0.6 , calculate (a) the velocity of the conductor, and (b) the force acting on the conductor.

14 ℓ
0.4 m; sin 
1; B
0.25 T; e
1.8 V; R
0.6 

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(a) e
Bᐉv sin  volt

e
so, v
metre/second
Bᐉ sin 
1.8


0.25  0.4  1
an d, v
18 m/s Ans

e 1.8
(b) F
B I ᐉ sin  newton; where I
amp

R 0.6
so, I
3A
and F
0.25  3  0.4  1
thus, F
0.3 N Ans

Worked Example 4
Q A coil of self-inductance 0.5 H has 300 turns. Calculate (a) the current flowing through the coil if the
flux produced is 2 mWb, and (b) the self-induced emf if this current is reduced to zero in a time of 8 ms.

L
0.5 H; N
300;

2  103 Wb; t
8  103 s

N

(a) L
henry
I
N
300  2  103
so, I
amp

L 0.5
and, I
1.2 A Ans

N
300  2  103
(b) e
 volt

t 8  103
thus, e
75 V Ans
LI 0.5  1.2
Alternatively, e
 volt

t 8  103
so, e
75 V Ans

Worked Example 5
Q A flux of 0.2 mWb links with a coil when the current through the coil is 1 A. When this current is
reduced to 0.1 A in a time of 5 ms, an emf of 45 V is induced in the coil. Calculate (a) the number of
turns on the coil, and (b) the self-inductance of the coil. You may assume that the flux is directly
proportional to the current flowing.

1
2  104 Wb; dt
5  103 s; I1
1 A; I2
0.1 A

(a) Since
 I, then
1  I1 and
2  I2

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2 I
so,
2

1 I1

I2 2  104  0.1
and,
2
weber

I1 1
thus,
2
2  105 Wb or 0.2  104 Wb
and d


1 
2
(2  0.2)  104
1.8  104 Wb
di
I1  I 2 amp
1  0.1
0.9 A
d
dt
e
N volt, so N
e
dt d

45  5  103
and, N

1.8  104
so, N
1250 Ans

d
di
(b) L
N henry or, from e
L volt
di dt
1250  1.8  104 dt

so, L
e henry
0.9 di
45  5  103
hence L
0.25 H Ans

0.9
and, L
0.25 H Anns

Worked Example 6
Q A 10 mH inductor is formed by winding a coil of wire onto a wooden former 4 cm long and of csa
5 cm2. Calculate (a) the number of turns required, and (b) the inductance value if the wooden former is
replaced with a ferromagnetic core of relative permeability 250.

L
102 H; ℓ
0.04 m; A
5  104 cm2; r
1 (wood)

µ0 µr N 2 A
(a) L
henry


L
102  0.04
so, N 2


µ0 µr A 4  107  5  104
N 2
636 619
so, N
798 Ans

(b) Since the permeability of the iron is 250 times that of wood, then the self-
inductance will be increased by the same factor, hence

L
250  102
2.5 H Ans