Coil of N turns is wound on a cast iron ring which has mean length of ...
Calculation of Number of Turns N in a Coil Wound on a Cast Iron Ring
Given Parameters:
- Mean length of the cast iron ring = 50 cm
- Diameter of the cross-section of the ring = 4 cm
- Current flowing through the coil = 2 A
- Flux produced in the air-gap = 6 mWb
- Length of the air-gap = 2 mm
- Relative permeability of iron = 1000
Formulae used:
- Flux density (B) = Flux (Φ) / Area (A)
- Area (A) = πr2
- Reluctance (S) = l / (μA)
- Flux (Φ) = NI / (S)
Solution:
First we need to calculate the area of the cross-section of the ring:
Radius (r) = Diameter / 2 = 4 / 2 = 2 cm
Area (A) = πr2 = π(2)2 = 12.57 cm2
Next, we need to calculate the reluctance of the magnetic circuit:
Length of the air-gap (l) = 2 mm = 0.2 cm
Relative permeability of iron (μ) = 1000
Reluctance (S) = l / (μA) = 0.2 / (1000 x 12.57 x 10^-4) = 1.59 x 10^(-3) AT/Wb
Now, we can calculate the number of turns in the coil:
Flux (Φ) = NI / (S)
Flux density (B) = Flux (Φ) / Area (A)
Flux density (B) = μH
H = NI / l
B = μNI / (lA)
6 x 10^(-3) = 1000 x 2 x N / (1.59 x 10^(-3) x 12.57 x 10^(-4))
Number of turns N = 188.5
Answer:
The number of turns in the coil wound on the cast iron ring is 188.5.