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If like poles are facing each other, though, they are repulsed from the larger magnetic field. The magnetic pole model predicts a correct mathematical form for this force and is easier to understand qualitatively. For if a magnet is placed in a uniform magnetic field then both poles will feel the same magnetic force but in opposite directions ...
An industrial electric motor . An electric motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of torque applied on the motor's shaft.
The magnetic field (marked B, indicated by red field lines) around wire carrying an electric current (marked I). Compass and wire apparatus showing Ørsted's experiment (video [ 1 ] ) In electromagnetism , Ørsted's law , also spelled Oersted's law , is the physical law stating that an electric current induces a magnetic field .
Electromagnet. For broader coverage of this topic, see Electromagnetism. A simple electromagnet consisting of a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. A core of ferromagnetic material like iron serves to increase the magnetic field created. [ 1 ] The strength of the magnetic field generated is proportional to the amount of current through ...
Electromagnetic induction. Alternating electric current flows through the solenoid on the left, producing a changing magnetic field. This field causes, by electromagnetic induction, an electric current to flow in the wire loop on the right. Electromagnetic or magnetic induction is the production of an electromotive force (emf) across an ...
The North magnetic pole piece (top) in this drawing is shown further away from the disk than the South; this is just to leave room to show the currents. In an actual eddy current brake the pole pieces are positioned as close to the disk as possible. A magnet induces circular electric currents in a metal sheet moving through its magnetic field ...
Proximity effect (electromagnetism) Inductor used at high frequencies in radio transmitters, showing construction to reduce resistance due to proximity effect. The coil is limited to a single layer, and the turns are spaced apart to avoid having parallel wires carrying the same current near each other. In electromagnetics, proximity effect is a ...
The shape of the magnetic fields of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet are revealed by the orientation of iron filings sprinkled on pieces of paper. A magnetic field (sometimes called B-field[1]) is a physical field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, [2]: ch1 [3] and magnetic materials.