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CHAPTER 1 Magnetic Circuits and Magnetic Materials
that the fraction fw of the winding space is available for copper; the rest of the
space is used for insulation.
a. Calculate the cross-sectional area and volume of the copper in the
winding space.
b. Write an expression for the flux density B in the inductor in terms of the
current density Jcu in the copper winding.
c. Write an expression for the copper current density Jcu in terms of the coil
current I, the number of turns N, and the coil geometry.
d. Derive an expression for the electric power dissipation in the coil in terms
of the current density Jcu.
e. Derive an expression for the magnetic stored energy in the inductor in
terms of the applied current density Jcu.
f. From parts (d) and (e) derive an expression for the
L/R
time constant of
the inductor. Note that this expression is independent of the number of
turns in the coil and does not change as the inductance and coil resistance
are changed by varying the number of turns.
1.21 The inductor of Fig. 1.31 has the following dimensions:
a--h=w---1.5cm b=2cm g=0.2cm
The winding factor (i.e., the fraction of the total winding area occupied
by conductor) is fw = 0.55. The resistivity of copper is 1.73 × 10 -8 S2.m.
When the coil is operated with a constant dc applied voltage of 35 V, the
air-gap flux density is measured to be 1.4 T. Find the power dissipated in the
coil, coil current, number of turns, coil resistance, inductance, time constant,
and wire size to the nearest standard size. (Hint: Wire size can be found from
the expression
( Awire )
AWG=36-4.3121n 1.267× l0 -8
where AWG is the wire size, expressed in terms of the American Wire Gauge,
and
Awire
is the conductor cross-sectional area measured in me.)
1.22 The magnetic circuit of Fig. 1.32 has two windings and two air gaps. The core
can be assumed to be of infinite permeability. The core dimensions are
indicated in the figure.
a. Assuming coil 1 to be carrying a current Il and the current in coil 2 to be
zero, calculate (i) the magnetic flux density in each of the air gaps,
(ii)
the
flux linkage of winding l, and
(iii)
the flux linkage of winding 2.
b. Repeat part (a), assuming zero current in winding 1 and a current I2 in
winding 2.
c. Repeat part (a), assuming the current in winding 1 to be I1 and the current
in winding 2 to be 12.
d. Find the self-inductances of windings 1 and 2 and the mutual inductance
between the windings.