# Induced current in conductor moving circularly in constant B-field

## Homework Statement

A light bulb with resistance R is attached on a metal rod which is rotating around the point O on the figure. The metal rod is in contact with an electrical conductor which is a part of a circle with radius d. The metal rod and the circular electrical conductor is a closed circuit. The rod now rotates with angular velocity $\omega$ through the constant magnetic field pointing out from the paper.

a)

Find an expression for the induced current through the light bulb, expressed in terms of $\omega$, d, B and R.

## Homework Equations

IR=vBr

where v is the tangential speed of the rod perpendicular to the B-field (every speed is perpendicular to the B-field, since we are looking at a plane) and r is the length of the rod moving at this speed.

I=$\frac{\omega Br^{2}}{R}$

v substituted for $\omega r$

## The Attempt at a Solution

Since the every part of the rod is moving with different linear speeds, we should integrate the RHS from the 0 to d with respect to r and that should be it right?

i get:

I=$\int^{d}_{0}\frac{\omega Br^{2}}{R}$

I=$\frac{d^{3}B\omega}{3R}$

But when i look up the solution it says:

I=$\frac{Bd^{2}\omega}{2R}$

so who's right?

Edit: Problem solved!

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