Electromagnetism 193
17 Two long parallel conductors, are spaced
12 cm between centres. If they carry 100 A
and 75 A respectively, calculate the force per
metre length acting on them. If the currents
are owing in opposite directions, will this be
a force of attraction or repulsion? Justify your
answer by means of a sketch of the magnetic
eld pattern produced.
18 The magnetic ux density at a distance of 1. 4 m
from the centre of a current carrying conductor
is 0.25 mT. Determine the value of the current.
19 A moving coil meter has a coil resistance of
2 5 , and requires a current of 0.25 mA to
produce full-scale de ection. Determine the
values of shunts required to extend its current
reading range to (a) 10 mA, and (b) 1 A. Sketch
the relevant circuit diagram.
20 For the meter movement described in question
19 above, show how it may be adapted to serve
as a voltmeter, with voltage ranges of 3 V and
10 V. Calculate the values for, and name, any
additional components required to achieve this.
Sketch the relevant circuit diagram.
21 Explain what is meant by the term ‘ loading e ect ’ .
22 A voltmeter, having a gure of merit of 15 k /
volt, has voltage ranges of 0.1 V , 1 V , 3 V a n d
10 V. If the resistance of the moving coil is 30 ,
determine the multiplier values required for
each range. Sketch a circuit diagram, showing
how the four ranges could be selected.
23 Figure 5.45 shows a circuit in which the p.d.
across resistor R
2
is to be measured. The
voltmeter available for this measurement has
a gure of merit of 20 k /V, and has voltage
ranges of 1 V , 10 V and 100 V. Determine the
percentage error in the voltmeter reading,
when used to measure this p.d.
24 Calculate the self-inductance of a 700 turn
coil, if a current of 5 A owing through it
produces a ux of 8 mWb.
25 A coil of 500 turns has an inductance of 2.5 H.
What value of current must ow through it in
order to produce a ux of 20 mWb?
26 When a current of 2.5 A ows through a
0.5 H inductor, the ux produced is 80 Wb.
Determine the number of turns.
27 A 1000 turn coil has a ux of 20 mWb linking it
when carrying a current of 4 A. Calculate the
coil inductance, and the emf induced when the
current is reduced to zero in a time of 25 ms.
28 A coil has 300 turns and an inductance of
5 mH. How many turns would be required to
produce an inductance of 0.8 mH, if the same
core material were used?
29 If an emf of 4.5 V is induced in a coil having an
inductance of 200 mH, calculate the rate of
change of current.
30 An iron ring having a mean diameter of 300 mm
and cross-sectional area of 500 mm
2
is wound
with a 150 turn coil. Calculate the inductance, if
the relative permeability of the ring is 50.
31 An iron ring of mean length 50 cm and csa
0.8 cm
2
is wound with a coil of 350 turns. A
current of 0.5 A through the coil produces a
ux density of 0.6 T in the ring. Calculate (a)
the relative permeability of the ring, (b) the
inductance of the coil, and (c) the value of the
induced emf if the current decays to 20% of
its original value in 0.01 s, when the current is
switched o .
32 When the current in a coil changes from 2 A to
12 A in a time of 150 ms, the emf induced into
an adjacent coil is 8 V. Calculate the mutual
inductance between the two coils.
33 The mutual inductance between two coils
is 0.15 H. Determine the emf induced in one
coil when the current in the other decreases
uniformly from 5 A to 3 A, in a time of 10 ms.
34 A coil of 5000 turns is wound on to a non-
magnetic toroid of csa 100 cm
2
, and mean
circumference 0.5 m. A second coil of 1000
turns is wound over the rst coil. If a current
of 10 A ows through the rst coil, determine
(a) the self-inductance of the rst coil, (b)
the mutual inductance, assuming a coupling
factor of 0.45, and (c) the average emf induced
in the second coil if interruption of the current
causes the ux to decay to zero in 0.05 s.
0 V
90 V
R
2
5 k
R
1
5 k
Fig. 5.45
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