Faraday's law and loop of wire of resistance

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving a rectangular loop of wire with resistance R being pulled through a magnetic field B, inducing a current I. The user has correctly derived the induced current as I = Bav/R, based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. They seek assistance in determining the total external power required to pull the loop through the magnetic field and how it relates to the electrical power dissipated in the wire, expressed as P = I²R. A suggestion is made to calculate the induced force on the loop and relate it to the power required to move the loop through the field. The conversation highlights the connection between mechanical work and electrical power in this electromagnetic context.
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Hello there, I'm new to this place, I thought these forums looked like a wonderful source of knowledge, so purhaps some of you could be so kind as to help with the following problem...? (here's hoping I'm in the right forum for a start...)

sorry about the length of it, but i did draw a picture! :wink: http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QADfAkYTL2tjEDZUv*E*lQ54rKER9RkgjSMAd6dd2kQv4rwGnfWenVWaLADu*HOLB85dAhlAI!P2SHdFPJ!VG04XQLHUrfTpzozfAgBwORc/8c.jpg?dc=4675485221241691806
(damn, sorry bout the smudge marks, I must have used two different whites :blush: )

...Consider the rectangular loop of wire of resistance R shown above, being pulled with velocity v perpendicular through a uniform magnetic field B (which is coming out of the screen).

now, I have worked out that current I will be induced when the circuit enters, and leaves the B-field, due to that being the times when there is a rate of change of flux - \varepsilon=-\frac{d\Phi_{B}}{dt} and the fact thatI=\frac{\varepsilon}{R}.Using this I found that the induced current is
I=\frac{Bav}{R}.

(first question, is this correct?)

now, I have to;
"Determine the total external power required to pull the loop through the region of the magnetic field. show that this is equivilent to the electrical power dissapated in the wire".

This is the part I am stuck on...

P=I^2R

but I am not sure as to how I could work out the power needed to pull the circuit through the field, and equate it to the above. any suggestions?

any help would be greatly appreciated :confused:
 
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Dominguez Scaramanga said:
but I am not sure as to how I could work out the power needed to pull the circuit through the field, and equate it to the above. any suggestions?

any help would be greatly appreciated :confused:

Well, it seems to me they want you to calculate the force that is induced on the loop of wire, and calculate

\vec{force} \cdot \vec{velocity} = (\vec{force} \cdot \vec{distance}) / time
 
thankyou very much :smile:

pitty I've sent the paper off now hehe, ah well, thanks all the same!
 
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