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Homework Statement


A rectangular coil with a and b sides can rotate around the axis AA' with angular velocity ω. It is in a magnetic field as in figure.

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Calculate the flux of B when the coil is orthogonal to the axis AA'. Calculate the [itex]\epsilon_{max}[/itex] and express the position of the coil.

Homework Equations


[itex]\epsilon = -\frac{d}{dt} \phi_B[/itex]

The Attempt at a Solution



The flux when the coil is orthogonal to the axis AA' is 0.

[itex]\phi_B = NBabcos\theta[/itex]

[itex]\theta[/itex] is 90°, so the flux is 0.

Now I calculate the emf.
[itex]\epsilon = -\frac{d}{dt} \phi_B = NBab\omega sin(\omega t)[/itex]

The emf is max when [itex]sin(\theta)[/itex] is 1, so when [itex]\theta[/itex] is 90°.

Is it correct my procedure?
If yes, why emf is maximum when flux is 0?
 
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cseil said:
Calculate the flux of B when the coil is orthogonal to the axis AA'.
Since the coil rotates about that axis, it is always orthogonal to it. I assume you mean when the plane of the coil is perpendicular to the surface of the drawing.

cseil said:
Is it correct my procedure?
Yes.

cseil said:
If yes, why emf is maximum when flux is 0?
What matters is not where the emf is maximum but where its rate of change is maximum.

Edit: Oops... I meant flux, not emf, of course.
 
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Doc Al said:
Since the coil rotates about that axis, it is always orthogonal to it. I assume you mean when the plane of the coil is perpendicular to the surface of the drawing.

Yes, sorry, I meant that.
Thank you!