Figure 1 shows a current carrying conductor at an angle θ to an external B field.
Figure 1
F=BIL sin θ
is used to calculate the force acting on the current carrying conductor at different angles, θ, to the B field.
State what the symbols B, I and L
State the angle, θ, between the conductor and the B field which would result in the largest force being exerted on the conductor.
State the angle, θ, between the conductor and the B field which would result in there being no force exerted on the conductor from the B field.
The conductor in Figure 1 has a length of 1.2 m and has a current of 0.85 A flowing through it. The conductor is placed at 30o to the B field, which has a magnetic flux density of 70 mT.
Calculate the force acting on the conductor.
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