What is Induced current: Definition and 201 Discussions

Electromagnetic or magnetic induction is the production of an electromotive force across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field.
Michael Faraday is generally credited with the discovery of induction in 1831, and James Clerk Maxwell mathematically described it as Faraday's law of induction. Lenz's law describes the direction of the induced field. Faraday's law was later generalized to become the Maxwell–Faraday equation, one of the four Maxwell equations in his theory of electromagnetism.
Electromagnetic induction has found many applications, including electrical components such as inductors and transformers, and devices such as electric motors and generators.

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  1. dumbdumNotSmart

    Induced current of a coil on another coil

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  2. Casalino F

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  4. O

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  5. S

    Magnetic field change for induced current

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  6. P

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  7. M

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  8. E

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  9. H

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  10. K

    SAT II Physics -- Induced current in loop (Faraday's law)

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  11. Q

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  12. PhiowPhi

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  13. Kerrigoth

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  14. nawand

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  15. cnh1995

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  16. T

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  17. I

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  18. blooperkin

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  19. ELB27

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  20. arpon

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  21. A

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  22. B

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  23. PhiowPhi

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  24. A

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  25. C

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  26. T

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  27. M

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  28. 1

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  29. 1

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  30. S

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  31. L

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  32. B

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  33. V

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  34. amjad-sh

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  35. V

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  36. Z

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  37. T

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  38. A

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  39. PsychonautQQ

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  40. S

    Why will there be no induced current?

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  41. P

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  42. P

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  43. skate_nerd

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  44. F

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    Homework Statement http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/6030/82154948.png Find Vemf (between points 1 and 2) and it's polarity at t = 0. I have omitted details because my question is specifically on the polarity.Homework Equations Lenz's law: An induced electromotive force (emf) always gives...
  45. A

    Induced Current for a Solenoid Pulled Away From Loop

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  46. C

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  47. D

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  48. D

    How Does Coil Winding Affect Induced Current in Generators and Solenoids?

    Homework Statement http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/9721/img20120725160304.jpg http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/653/img20120725160312.jpg Fig 1 is an AC generator Fig 2 shows 2 solenoids (ASSUME the area of coils in both fig1 and 2 are the same = A, resistance of 3-turn coils = R)...
  49. L

    Induced Current and Eddy Current

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  50. S

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