Thursday, April 22, 2010

phys (0422) - M&G: induction

a man named orsted figured that moving a current next to a compass had an effect on it.

another dude called faraday took this idea that magnetism and electricity were related and experimented with it. he moved a magnet towards and near a coil and realized that it produced a current (shown by a galvanometer)

thing is, current is only induced if there's a change of flux (that is, magnetic field strength) so using a simple DC power supply would not be the same as AC. alternatively, stationary magnets wont do anything, it has to be like, moving.

a generator looks like a motor but is basiclaly the opposite.

i'm realy tired and lazy so i'll edit this later.

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