Question
A rectangular conducting loop with N=100 turns is placed below a long straight conducting wire with current of 10 A as shown in the figure. The loop is moving at a speed of v = 6 cm/s to the -j direction. The distance x is measured between the wire and the center axis of the loop.
(a) State the direction of magnetic field through the loop as produced by the wire.
(b) Show that the total magnetic flux through the loop is
ΦB=2πμ0iL lnx−2Wx+2W.
(c) Given x = 10 cm, L = 20 cm, W = 6 cm, and the loop resistance is (R+8) Ω, find the magnitude and direction of the induced current.
Solution
(a) According right-hand rule, the direction of magnetic field through the loop is in -k direction.
(b) The total magnetic flux is Flux density of magnetic field times Area of the loop. The flux density varies along the W side of the loop because it is further from the center of the wire. Consider a small width segment dx along W. The magnetic field B, therefore, will be
B(x)=2πxμ0i.dΦ=B(x)Ldx=2πxμ0iLdx. Integrate it from x-W/2 to x+W/2:
Φ=∫x−2Wx+2WdΦ=2πμ0iL∫x−2Wx+2Wxdx= =2πμ0iL lnx−2Wx+2W. (c) Find the induced EMF:
E=−NdtdΦ=−N2πμ0iL(x+2W1−x−2W1)dtdx= =−N2πμ0iL(x+2W1−x−2W1)v. According to Ohm's law, the current is
I=RE=N2πRμ0ivL(x+2W1−x−2W1)= =1.32⋅10−6 A.
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