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Electromagnetic Induction – Magnet

and a Coil.
Software Engineering
Jan 17th, 2019

Name: Tran Mach So Han

Student number: s3750789

Group mates:
● Thanh Quang: s3760192
● Duy Vinh: s3749631
● Truong Cong Anh: s3750788
● ParkChanjeong:s3712688

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 Introduction.
Electric and magnetic has a close relationship. A moving charge will create magnetic field
and a magnetic field exerts a force on a moving charge. [1] Michael Faraday had stated that
“A changing magnetic field in the presence of a conductor induces a voltage in the
conductor.” Since electricity is prompted by a changing magnetic field, which process is
called electromagnetic. Faraday found factors that determined how much voltage is induced.
One is the strength of magnetic field. The second is how fast is magnetic field changes.
Another factor is the number of turns of the wire in the coil. This experiment is to determine
the voltage across a coil when a bar magnet moves through it. Moreover, we also investigate
relationship between voltage and number of turns in the wire.

Pre-lab Questions.
How is the voltage produced in a coil with more turns of wire compared to the voltage produced in
a coil with fewer turns of wire? Why?
● The voltage produced in a coil with more turns of wire will be greater than the voltage
produced in a coil with fewer turns of wire.
● Because magnetic field is proportional to the number of turns N. [2]

Data Analysis.

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Data Table
Summarize all data in the table below. Include all performed runs.

Run Pole Turns Voltage, peak 1 Voltage, peak 2

1 North 200 -0.36 0.5

2 South 200 0.23 -0.5

3 North 400 0.4 -0.92

4 South 400 -0.44 0.82

5 North - South 400 0.1 -0.15

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 6 North - North 400 0.83 -1.77

7 South - South 400 -0.86 1.46

8 South - South 400 - 200 -1.23 1.64

Questions.
1. For each run, why are there two peaks of voltage? Why do the two peaks point in opposite
directions (that is, why is one positive while the other is negative)?
● There are two peaks of voltage because there are two poles in the bar magnet, and each one
can induce voltage in the coil of wire.
● The two peaks are in opposite directions because the two magnetic poles are opposite.

2. For each run, how is the magnitude (amount) of the voltage of the second peak compared
to the magnitude of the voltage of the first peak? Explain why you think this happens.
● The magnitude of voltage for the second peak is always greater than the magnitude of
voltage for the first peak.
● This happens because the second pole to fall through the coil is traveling faster than the first
pole.

3. How is the shape of the voltage versus time graph when the north pole of the magnet is
dropped first compared to the overall shape of the graph when the south pole is dropped first?
● Overall, the shape of voltage versus time when the north pole of the magnet is dropped first
is a mirror image across the X-axis of the shape of voltage versus time when the south pole
is dropped first. The fact that the shapes are not ‘perfect’ mirror images is due to a
difference in magnetic field strength of one pole compared to the other.

4. How is the maximum voltage for the coil with more turns compared to the maximum
voltage for the coil with fewer turns?
● The maximum voltage for the coil with twice the number of turns is approximately double
the maximum voltage for the coil with fewer turns.

5. Do your results support your prediction?

● The result of experiment does support prediction. It can be seen that voltage across more
turns of wires will be higher than one with less turns of wires. (0.04<V<0.21)

Conclusion.
To sum up, there are three factors that determine how much voltage is induced: strength of magnetic
field, speed of magnetic changes and number turns of the wire in the coil. [2] This experiment is to
investigate that voltage changes when the number of wires changes and strength of magnetic field.
By using two different number of wires, voltage across more turns of wires is higher than voltage
across less turns of wires (0.4<V<0.21). With the same number of wires, that using North or South
pole always gives the nearly same voltage value with difference 20%. Another method to determine
induced voltage is to modify strength of magnetic field. With the same number of wire ( we use 400
turns of wires ), we then use two magnet with different poles: North-South, South-South, North-
North. It can be seen that double-South and double North has voltage values twice as voltage across

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single-South and single-North. However, when using the magnet North-South pole, the voltage is the
number belonging to the wires: 0.165V. We can get conclusion that when giving magnet North-South
pole, voltage is not induced. Furthermore, using two wires also gives out the higher voltage: 1.23V.
There are some errors, popular one is the voltage produced by the wire and Pasco: 0.165V.
Risk Assessment. Must include Equipment and Activities.

Risk Assessment Task Name: Electromagnetic Induction – Magnet and a Coil.

Assessor(s): Tran Mach So Han Date: 17th Jan 2019

Those at risk: Assessor(s), lecturer
Risk: Risk Rating Moderate
Process/Job
Description:
Controls Already In Action (Hierarchy of
Task Hazards Place Control)
Equipment Setup - Slips and falls -Staffs should pay attention Engineering
- Manual to the floor whether it wets
Handling - or not. -Students should
electrical Shock wear shoes in order to avoid
-Long Hair things crush on. -Staffs and
- Screw may student should pay attention
drop out and to electrical wire and source
hurt assessors. -Hair should be tied back
- Assessors and staffs
should take a look
equipment before
conducting experiment.
- Use tissue to protect hands.

Record Data - Eye injuries - -Students should not put Elimination

electrical Shock force too much otherwise Substitution
- Mass the cart will fall out of the Engineering
- Carts may get track and injure eyes.
out of the tray -Staffs and students should
and hurt pay attention to electrical
assessors wire and source.
-Students should avoid
having mass in the
dangerous position.
-Assessors should place
carts in safe position.

Analysis -Electrical -Staffs and students should Elimination

shock pay attention to electrical Substitution Engineering

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 wire and source.

References. Must follow IEEE style.

[1]"physics lab 2 experiment 9 (1)", Course hero. [Online]. Available:

https://www.coursehero.com/file/22620382/physics-lab-2-experiment-9-1/. [Accessed: 10- Jan- 2019].
[2]C. Ammon, "Why do magnetic coils consist of many thin wires?", Physics Stack Exchange. [Online].
Available: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/269733/why-do-magnetic-coils-consist-of-many-thin-
wires. [Accessed: 12- Jan- 2019].

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