MAGNETISM
A permanent magnet is a ferromagnetic
material (alloy of iron, nickel and cobalt). When magnet is freely suspended,
it come rest pointing north and south directions. The end, which points towards
north, is known as North Pole and other towards south is called South Pole. The
area around the magnet is called magnetic field, a magnetic field cannot be
seen, felt, smell or heard and therefore it is difficult to represent it.
Michael Faraday suggested that magnetic field could be represented pictorially
by imaging the field to consist of lines of magnetic flux. Magnets are divided
into two general classes
A)
Natural
magnet
B)
Artificial
magnet
Natural magnet – The natural magnets are found in nature
and they are known as Lodestone or leading stone. The natural magnet has
chemical compensation of Fe3O4
Artificial Magnet – The magnet prepared by artificial method is
called artificial magnet. It is classified as
a)
Permanent
magnet – the magnet which retains the magnetic property for a long period
b)
Temporary
magnet – the magnet which losses magnetic property as soon as magnetizing force
is removed ( Electromagnet )
Properties
1)
Attracts
alloys of iron, nickel and cobalt
2)
Like
poles are repel and unlike poles are attract each other
3)
Magnetic
property losses when it is heated, dropped from heights
4)
If
a magnet broken into pieces, each piece become independent magnet
Magnetic flux
Magnetic
flux is the amount of magnetic field produced by a magnetic field. The symbol
for magnetic flux is Φ. The unit of magnetic flux is weber
Magnetic flux density
It is the
amount of flux passes through a defined area that is perpendicular to the
direction of flux.
Magnetic flux density
(B) = magnetic flux / Area
Magneto motive force
The current
flowing in an electric circuit is due to the existence of EMF, similarly
magneto motive force (mmf) is required to drive the magnetic flux in the
magnetic circuit. The SI unit of mmf is Ampere turns (AT)
Fm = NI
Magnetic field strength (magnetizing force) (H) = (N x I) / L
Reluctance (S)
Reluctance is
the magnetic resistance of a magnetic circuit to the presence of magnetic flux
S = Fm / Φ = (N x I)/ Φ
Permeability
For air or any
non-magnetic medium, the ratio of magnetic flux density to magnetizing force is
a constant, i.e. B/H=a constant. This constant is μ0, the permeability of free
space (or the magnetic space constant) and is equal to 4π×10−7H/m, i.e. for
air, or any non-magnetic medium, the ratio
B / H =μ0
(Although all non-magnetic materials, including air, exhibit slight
magnetic properties, these can effectively be neglected.) For all media other
than free space,
B / H =μ0μr
Where μr is the relative permeability, and is defined as
μr = flux density in material / flux density in a vacuum
μr varies with the type of magnetic material and, since it is
a ratio of flux densities, it has no unit. From its definition, μr for a vacuum
is 1
μ0μr = μ, called the absolute permeability.
Hysteresis
A hysteresis loop shows the relationship between the induced
magnetic flux density (B) and the magnetizing force (H). It is often referred
to as the B-H loop.
The energy loss associated with hysteresis is proportional to
the area of the hysteresis loop
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