Physics equations/Faraday law/Faraday law example
Spinning coil in a magnetic field[1]
[edit | edit source]Faraday's law of induction|Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction states that the induced electromotive force is the negative time rate of change of magnetic flux through a conducting loop.
where is the electromotive force (emf) in volts and ΦB is the magnetic flux in Weber (Wb)|webers. For a loop of constant area, A, spinning at an angular velocity of in a uniform magnetic field, B, the magnetic flux is given by
where θ is the angle between the normal to the current loop and the magnetic field direction. Since the loop is spinning at a constant rate, ω, the angle is increasing linearly in time, θ=ωt, and the magnetic flux can be written as
Taking the negative derivative of the flux with respect to time yields the electromotive force.
Electromotive force in terms of derivative | |
Bring constants (A and B) outside of derivative | |
Apply chain rule and differentiate outside function (cosine) | |
Cancel out two negative signs | |
Evaluate remaining derivative | |
Simplify. |