P15 - Motor/ Generator effects Flashcards

1
Q

why does an electric motor work

A

a force acts on a wire in a mg field as a current passes through

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2
Q

size of the force can be increased by

A
  • increasing current
  • using a stronger magnet
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3
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force is greatest

A

when wire is perpendicular to mg field

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4
Q

force is 0 when

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wire is parallel to mg field

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5
Q

direction of force is always at a right angle to

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wire and mg field lines

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6
Q

direction of force is reversed if

A

either current or mg field lines are reversed

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7
Q

Fleming’s left hand rule

A

Forefinger = field
-second finger = current
thumb = movement of force

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8
Q

magnetic flux density - symbol and unit

A

measure of the strength of the mg field
-symbol B
unit tesla T

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9
Q

force =

A

BIL

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10
Q

electric motor uses

A

motor effect

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11
Q

electric motor changes speed by

A

changing current

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12
Q

Motor effect process

A
  • coil of insulated wire is forced to rotate
  • coil is connected to battery by 2 graphite brushes
  • brushes press onto metal split ring commutator fixed to coil
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13
Q

why graphite brushes

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conducts electricity
- causes little friction with rotating commutator

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14
Q

as the current passes through - coil spins because:

A

-force acts on each side of coil (motor effect)
- force on one side is in the opposite direction to the force on the other side

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15
Q

split ring commutator and direction of current

A

reverses current every half turn
- as sides swap over each half turn the coil is pushed in the same direction every half turn

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16
Q

generator

A
  • contains coils of wire hat spin in a mg field
    -pd is induced
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17
Q

why is pd induced in a generator

A

crosses the mg field lines

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18
Q

electromagnetic induction

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happens when any conductor crosses mg field

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19
Q

if conductor is a part of a complete circuit

A
  • induced pd induces current pass through
    -aka generator effect
20
Q

generator test

A

coil of insulated wire
-connected to centre reading ammeter
- when end of bar magnet is pushed into coil
= ammeter pointer deflects

21
Q

Generator effect happens due to

A

-movement of bar magnet = induces pd
- induces pd = current as apart of circuit

22
Q

induced magnetic field always opposes

A

original change
-so work done by person moving the magnet

23
Q

in generator effect stronger magnet =

A

pd and current increases

24
Q

faster a conductor crosses mg field

A

bigger pd induced

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the electricity generated is a result of
work done by a person moving the magnet
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when a dc EM is used
must be switched on/off to induce pd
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direction of induced current always
opposes og change that caused it
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alternator / ac generator
rectangular coil is forced to spin in a uniform mg field -attached to centre reading meter by metal brushes -that press onto 2 metal slip rings
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ac generator purpose of having brushes press onto slip rings
provides a constant connection between coil/meter
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alternator meter shows
coil turns in one direction = meter deflects one way then the opposite
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ac generator current always changes
-as pd changes - both alternate as they change direction
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alternator - pd is greatest when
plane of coil is parallel to direction of mg field -coil crosses directly
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alternator - pd is 0 when
perpendicular as sides of coil moves parallel to mg field
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the faster the coil rotates in an alternator
bigger frequency of AC - each full cycle of alternating pd = smae time as one full rotation of coil
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alternator - bigger peak value
crosses field at a faster rate
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to increase peak value of ac generator
-use a stronger magnet - coil with a bigger area - more turns in coil
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AC generator waveform on oscilloscope of PD
- peaks when side of coil crosses - rotated faster = more and taller waves
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DC dynamo/ dc generator diff
split ring commutator instead of 2 slip rings
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dc process - as coil spins
- split ring reconnects to coil the opposite way around every half turn - so every time coil is perpendicular - induced pd doesn't reverse
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dc values vary from
0 to max value twice each cycle
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moving coil sound devices
-microphone generates alternating PD - as sound waves make coil vibrate
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microphone process
- coil is attached to small diaphragm + between poles - pressure variations of sound waves on diaphragm make it vibrate so coil vibrates in mg field - alternating PD induced in coil
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- alternating PD induced in coil has the same frequency as
sound waves
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Loudspeaker
creates sound waves when alternating PD is applied to coil
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loudspeaker process
- current in coil causes a force due to motor effect -current alternates so force reverses -making coil/diaphragm vibrate -creates sound waves - same frequency as alternating PD