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Homework Statement For an engineering assessment (first year with no electrical background), we are using a solar panel to power an element for a distillation system. we have calculated our heat energy output requirement that we need from our heating element as being 800 J/s. For simplicity we...

Hi, I was wondering whether a bar magnet would induce a current if it was moving external to the solenoid, rather than within the coil. I see no reason why it wouldn't occur, but I've never seen it displayed or mentioned so I'm not sure. Thank you.

Homework Statement The question reads: The following graph shows the relationship between voltage V and current I, through a particular electrical component. (The line in graph is straight, not showing properly in the photo) What is the electrical resistance of this component when the...

Hi all, I'm currently working on eddy current brakes designed to stop a vehicle from speeds around 135 m/s. While researching eddy current brakes, I found the equations used to find the force generated tend to break down at higher speeds. The design is linear, stopping on an aluminum rail...

Hi, I'm trying to ascertain when you're driving an asynchronous motor with VVVF or whatever else a VSD uses, when do you draw the most current? For instance, say you're talking about a train/tram: I would have thought intuitively that since power = torque / angular speed, that starting up, to...

< Mentor Note -- thread moved to HH from the technical physics forums, so no HH Template is shown >[/color] Hi, I was working on a the source transformation and i got to the part where there are two current sources in the circuit. The current sources were added together (giving they were going...

Q1. Why is the probability current ##j(x,t)=0## at ##x=\pm\infty##? (See first line of last paragraph below.) My attempt at explaining is as follows: For square-integrable functions, at ##x=\pm\infty##, ##\psi=0## and hence ##\psi^*=0##, while ##\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial x}## and hence...

Hello, and thanks in advance for taking a look at my question. Generally, I am trying to make a railgun force model. Since railguns depend on the magnetic field created around the rails (and the resulting Lorentz force) I need to model the magnetic field created by the current that flows...

Homework Statement Homework Equations Circuit Equations. ##U_C=Q^2\2C## ##U_L=Li^2\2## The Attempt at a Solution For (a) I said ##100J## .But I think it might be ##200J## too.Here what I did; ##U_t=Q^2\2C## and I put ##Q=0.1C## and we know ##C##.Here I...

There's been a discussion going on since this following thread: Range of frequency of electromagnetic wave how electric current flow through a conductor. I need a proper clarity, does the electrons literally displace and flow or just the disturbance/energy travel through conductor making...

When deriving diode equation, it is assumed that there's no drift. But still, in the result, we have a reverse current which is a drift... I don't get where this comes from.

Hi, For a book that I’m writing, i need to know how to describe the following, if the situation described is ever possible, otherwise I'll have to come up with another scenario. A surge of high voltage electricity at a gas-insulated switchgear creates a flashover whose Breaker Current Failure...

Hello,one thing really confuses me ,in an open circuit the value of resistance is 0 and so due to v=iR the voltage also becomes 0 but my question is how can a current flow in a circuit where there is no voltage Difference? Please help. Shafia.

Homework Statement Suppose the STM tip current is given by i = aV e^{-A\phi^{1/2}s} a) Derive an expression for the fractional change in tip current as function of fractional change in tip spacing s. b) If \phi = 4V select a reasonable set of V values so that a 1Å increase in s will cause...

Homework Statement Determine the current through each circuit element Homework Equations V = IR (Ohm's Law), The Attempt at a Solution I1 is .06A after plugging 6V and 100 ohms into V = IR, but I can't figure out the rest, because I don't know how the current splits. The left path obviously...

Homework Statement 1. Use resistors of 30 ohms, 40 ohms, 50 ohms, and 50 ohms to create a circuit with a total resistance of 95 ohms. 2. Find the amount of current going through two of these resistors if the circuit is attached to a source of 12 v. 3. What would be the voltage drops for the...

Hi, I'm currently investigating magnetic fields/their cause. This has inevitably led me to learn all about electrons. Here I want to post my understanding on electron 'spin' so people can correct me if I'm wrong/help others get a better understanding. So I watched this YouTube video for...

Is ring current caused by gradient-curvature drift? I can't find a website that explicitly says that, they just call it 'longitudinal drift' and don't specify the mechanism, which I assume is particles drifting from one field line to the next - i.e. grad B drift and curvature drift?

Homework Statement A 2200 µF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 12 V and then discharged through an electric motor. The motor lifts a 50 g mass through a height of 24 cm. The capacitor is charged to 12 V again and then discharged through a 16 Ω resistor Determine the time...

In the experiment of the determination of ##h## using the photoelectric effect produced by light emitted by led's there is the systematic problem of the "dark current" or "back current", i.e. the current caused by photoelectric effect on the anode of the system which is used in the expreriment...

This is a question from an a level textbook. The R starts at 8k ohms (thought its not relevant) Switch S is closed - C fully charges up. Question:Switch S is opened. Explain why the current decreases and REVERSES direction in the ammeter. This is what I think. The decrease in current is...

I am a student of electrical engineering. This task appears in our textbook. However, there were no solutions provided. I tried understanding the task but got lost in the process. This is why I seek help here on this site. I would like to ask you for guidance and any sort of advice on how to...

Homework Statement A step voltage of 120v is applied to a series CR circuit. C = (4x10^(-6))F R = (20x10^(3))Ω When the capacitor is fully charged the supply voltage is removed. Using KVL and Laplace transforms obtain an equation for the transient circuit current, given when t = 0, the voltage...

Homework Statement An inductor (Xl = 40.2 ohm) is connected in series with a resistance (30 ohm) and and an AC source ( 10V , 80Hz) and the current flows in this circuit is 0.2 amp. How could you reduce the phase difference between current and voltage to zero without changing the value of...

Homework Statement A step voltage of 120v is applied to a series CR circuit. R = 20KΩ, C = 4µF 1. Deduce, using Kirchoff's voltage law and Laplace Transforms, an expression for the transient circuit current. 2. Using the equation obtained in 1. deduce the equations for the transient voltages...

Hello, I am having a hard time deciding the size of a solar array to boil water for a school project. Before putting any thought into the subject I simply thought that I would just take the wattage of the panels and add them up since they are added in both series or parallel and then select an...

I'm looking to draw about 6A. I have an LM338 regulator that can supply up to 5A. Searching the internet I came across this schematic, So basically when the 1R resistor drops 0.6V then the transistor conducts the remainder of the current. I calculated my own values for those two resistors. Was...

I have a lab to work through tomorrow morning and i need to be able to explain how the voltage, current and resistance in the compound circuit diagram below is distributed, and write an equation which can be used to measure the total resistance of the circuit. I know that when you normally try...

Hi, as I know the burst C rating usually refers to the max current allowed for 10 seconds. if I need higher current for 1 second, I can do it? The heat is the problem here?

Homework Statement I have a really simple question, state two types of eddy current couplings and state a flexible coupling, but I've been googling it for the last half an hour and can't find an answer. The Attempt at a Solution Can anyone tell me two types of eddy current couplings? I know...

Homework Statement Here is what I have so far. Am I going the right direction? If so, how do I go about finding the total current? Homework Equations See photo above. The Attempt at a Solution See above.[/B]

Homework Statement The figure shows a metal coil labored as A. Heading torwards a region where a uniform static magnet field exists, poiting torwards the ground (hence X). The coil moves with the same constant velocity. As it enter the magnet field the coil will have an induced current in it...

Hey ! Let's say I have a solenoid that is only half-filled with a magnetic core. Now I want to know what is the loss due to Eddy currents. First, I want to find the magnetic field with Ampere's law. With this kind of geometry, I'm not even able to apply Ampere's Law ! have of picture here of the...

1. The problem statement Relevant equations: I am confused. When dealing with Ampères law: dl is supposed to be the length element? Like when we have Gauss' law for electric fields and we use a circular Gaussian surface, we have E(4πr^2)=Qenclosed/ε So in this case, when we have a circular...

When choosing Line Codes (e.g. Bipolar or Polar formats) for transmission of bits over a communication channel such as twisted pairs, it is always desirable that no DC component is present for a particular choice. According to William Stallings (Digital Communication Book) "With a dc component...

Homework Statement Homework Equations Using Loop 1, 2 and 3 The Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement A 5.0-cm-diameter coil has 20 turns and a resistance of 0.50Ω. A magnetic field perpendicular to the coil is B=0.020t+0.010t^2, where B is in tesla and t is in seconds. Find an expression for the induced current I(t) as a function of time. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a...

Homework Statement ##l/l_0=100## ##S=3 (cm)^2## ##B_r=200μ_0H_c=2mT## ##R=10Ω## No current runs through the feromagnetic core. Calculate the charge ##q## that goes through ##R## from the moment in the diagram to the moment it is removed from the core. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement An AC current is given by I= 475 sin( 9.43 t), with I in milliamperes and t in milliseconds. Find the frequency. Homework Equations w = 2pi*f The Attempt at a Solution I got 9.43/2pi which is 1.5 Hz, but that is wrong. I honestly have no idea what to do to find the Hz.

Howdy, So, I'm curious, is there a general relationship between current input into an electromagnetic and the magnetic field that it generates in space? The trivial example is wrapping a wire around a rod, then sending a current through it which causes a magnetic field. My set up is a simple...

Homework Statement Homework Equations μ0 In,e = ∫B⋅ds The Attempt at a Solution I really don't how to approach this question at all. Do you have to integrate counterclockwise around the loop every time? If the field was decreasing as y decreased, would you integrate CW or is it still CCW...

Homework Statement Finding closed loop gain and Ip and In current in op amp Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution I started by trying getting voltage divider for points between R1 and R2 as (R2/(R2+R1))Vs and between R4 and R5 similarly. And I'm not sure how to continue on. Any help...

Homework Statement Homework Equations ##V = IR## ##\sum_{k = 0}^{n} I_k = 0## The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I set the bottom node as the reference node and worked from there to find the three equations for the loop. When I try to eliminate ##I_4## by using ##I_4 = I_2 - I_3## I run into...

Homework Statement Homework Equations L = (N * F_b) / I (where F_b is the magnetic flux) emf = -L * (dI/dt) The Attempt at a Solution I originally thought that the inductance would decrease since it is inversely proportional to current. But, looking at the equation for emf, that would...

Homework Statement Homework Equations I = E / R_total The Attempt at a Solution I mostly just want to clarify that my thinking is correct. The solution for this problem shows that the current is split evenly between the two paths. Is that because we're assuming that the inductor has no...

The second LIGO observational run started last year and according to Wikipedia the germany and italy based GWs detectors Geo600 and Virgo are already operational, I would like to confirm whether as of now the 4 detectors(2 from LIGO,1 GEO and 1 VIRGO) are simultaneously fully operative. I would...

I am working on a lab where we were measuring how magnetic force between two parallel conductors varies with current and the separation between the two conductors. I need to find a formula for the dependence of Force on current to create a fit line on the data in my graph that shows the relation...

Something curious is going on with these decays. LHCb gives a seminar talk Tuesday next week, a livestream will be available. Edit: See results discussed starting here I'll summarize the current status here. I tried to keep most at the advanced (I)-level, but I don't think that always worked...

Homework Statement In the figure, R = 1.9 kΩ and ε0 = 60 V . When the switch is closed, the current through the inductor rises to 10 mA in 30 μs . What will the current in the circuit be after many time constants? Homework Equations I = V/R or I = ε/R if current is constant which after many...

I read at the power outlet,the meter detect 220 volts but the split type AC doesn't work.it happens when I used the back up generator.