Magnetically coupled circuits 857
D 0.1265
6
90
°
1
[2251.65 ð 10
3
]2.0 ð 10
9
6
90
°
D 40
66
0
°
V
(f) From equation (43.10), the
coefficient of coupling, k D
M
p
L
1
L
2
D
10 ð 10
6
1 ð 10
3
0.2 ð 10
3
D 0.0224
Further problem on coupled circuits may be found in Section 43.8,
problems 12 to 16, page 866.
43.7 Dot rule for coupled
circuits
Applying Kirchhoff’s voltage law to each mesh of the circuit shown in
Figure 43.13 gives:
E
1
D I
1
R
1
C jωL
1
š jωMI
2
and 0 D I
2
R
2
C R
L
C jωL
2
š jωMI
1
In these equations the ‘M’ terms have been written as š because it is
not possible to state whether the magnetomotive forces due to currents
I
1
and I
2
are added or subtracted. To make this clearer a dot nota-
tion is used whereby the polarity of the induced e.m.f. due to mutual
inductance is identified by placing a dot on the diagram adjacent to that
end of each equivalent winding which bears the same relationship to the
magnetic flux.
I
1
R
1
I
2
R
2
L
1
L
2
R
L
E
1
M
Figure 43.13
The dot rule determines the sign of the voltage of mutual inductance
in the Kirchhoff’s law equations shown above, and states:
(i) when both currents enter, or both currents leave, a pair of coupled
coils at the dotted terminals, the signs of the ‘M’ terms will be the
same as the signs of the ‘L’ terms, or
(ii) when one current enters at a dotted terminal and one leaves by a
dotted terminal, the signs of the ‘M’ terms are opposite to the signs
of the ‘L’ terms.
Thus Figure 43.14 shows two cases in which the signs of M and L are
the same, and Figure 43.15 shows two cases where the signs of M and
L are opposite. In Figure 43.13, therefore, if dots had been placed at
the top end of coils L
1
and L
2
then the terms jωMI
2
and jωMI
1
in
the Kirchhoff’s equation would be negative (since current directions are
similar to Figure 43.15(a)).
(a)
(b)
Figure 43.14