Study On The Effects of Electromagnets

STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF
ELECTROMAGNETS
-This study will focus on the effects of increasing the thickness of the
coil placed inside the electromagnet and the effect of increasing the
voltage source on the strength of the electromagnet and also the factors
that can contribute to the production of better electromagnets.
PRESENTED BY: DRAKE CAMINONG

EFFECTS OF INCREASING THE THICKNESS OF THE COIL PLACED
INSIDE THE ELECTROMAGNET
An electromagnet is a temporary magnet which works when current is

passed through it. It works on the magnetic effect of current. It consists of a long
coil of insulated copper wire wrapped around a soft iron core that gets
magnetized by induction and thus acts as a magnet till the current flows.

The strength of an electromagnet can be affected by various factors such as no. of
coils, the specific resistance of the wire used to coil the core, the thickness of the
wire, etc.

Thus, it is true that the thickness of the wire affects the strength of the
electromagnet.
The strength of the magnet will increase with the increase in the thickness of the
wire too because per unit area, more electrons will pass through a thicker wire.
Passing of more electrons or current through the thick wire means the electric
current in the thicker wire is greater, due to which a larger magnetic field will be
produced.
The effect of increasing the voltage source on the strength of the Electromagnet
An electromagnet is made up of a coil of wire wound around a core,

usually iron. The electromagnet is turned off if no voltage is applied to the
wire coil. There will be no residual magnetism. Voltage is the force that
moves the current, therefore the voltage will determine the quantity of
current, and thus the electromagnet's strength and force, dependent on the
resistance of the wire. The current passing through the winding determines
the electromagnet's strength. Because increasing the voltage raises the
current, the strength rises as well. The strength of an electromagnet can be
increased by increasing the number of loops of wire around the iron core and
by increasing the current or voltage.
The four main factors that affect the strength of an
Electromagnet
Here are the followings;
Number of Loops
An electromagnet is made out of a coil of wire wrapped around a metal core -- usually iron
-- and connected to a battery. As the electrical current moves around the loops of the coil, it
generates a magnetic field like that of a small bar magnet. It has a north pole on one side of
the loop and a south pole on the other. Because the coil is made out of one continuous wire,
the magnetic fields of each loop “stack up,” creating something like a large bar magnet. One
way to increase or decrease the strength of the magnetic field is to change the number of
loops in the coil. The more loops you add, the stronger the field will become. The more
loops you remove, the weaker the field will become.

The Metal Core
The metal inside the coil magnifies the field created by it. Changing the metal core for a
different metal will make the electromagnet stronger or weaker. Iron cores make for very
strong fields. Steel cores make weaker fields. Neodymium cores make the strongest fields.
Sliding the core partially out of the coil will weaken the field, because less of the metal is
within it.

Battery Current
Changing the amount of current flowing through the electromagnet will also
change the field the it produces. The greater the current in the coil, the stronger
the magnetic field will grow. Conversely, lowering the battery voltage decreases
the current, weakening the field. This fact has a complication, however: when
you increase the current, the magnet wires get hotter, and possibly fry the
delicate electrical insulation without which the magnet can't work.

Wire Size
Although metal wires are very efficient conductors of electricity, they still have
some resistance to the flow of current. Using larger gauges of wire on the coil will
decrease this innate resistance. This will increase the current and therefore the
field. Using smaller gauges will increase the resistance, reduce the current and
weaken the field. Using different types of metal wire will also affect the field
strength, because every metal has a different inherent resistance to current.
STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF
ELECTROMAGNETS
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STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF

PRESENTED BY: DRAKE CAMINONG

An electromagnet is a temporary magnet which works when current is

An electromagnet is made up of a coil of wire wound around a core,

Here are the followings;

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