LecturesOnACCircuitTheory.PDF


     !$#%)(*,+-/. 1. AC Generators ref Serway 7th Edn CollegePhysics Sec20.5 Rotate a loop of wire in a magnetic field. This means the magnetic flux through it will change with time. This induces an EMF in the wire causing a current in it (and in an external circuit connected to it) By putting a conducting slip ring at the end wires of the loop, the current can be directed to an external circuit. (see also fig 20.20 Serway 7th edn) An expression needs to be developed to precisely describe this. We consider the loop below of dimensions shown rotating around its long axis at angular speed between two magnetic field poles. . v Coil of wire rotating C in a uniform magnetic field N S with a constant angular speed D B L a/2 A 0 . v End On view of B 1 B vectors rotating coil 1 A First see that the speed is constant, v. This is because the rate of angularspeed = = / t = constant. Now using s = r where is in radians and s is distance along the arc travelled) then since radius r is constant s = (r ) = r.