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Name: Elliott Brooks Samantha Reasonover E-mail address: ebrook26@vols.utk.edu Samantha Reasonover Laboratory 5 Report Goal: The goal of this lab is to have the chance to look closer at energy fields. Within these fields several variables work together to promote or deter energy formation. Through this laboratory, we are able to utilze stimulations and compare magnetic fluctuation, velocity, and frequency in their relationship to create energy. Activity 1 Briefly describe the three experiments performed in this video clip and explain how they demonstrate Lenz's law. 1) A magnetic horseshoe held a current as an aluminum ring was observed to enter and exit this current. The ring was slow moving through this current and confirms Lenzs’ law is demonstrated here due to the steady rate of movement observed with the ring and current. 2) Here we observed the difference between a pencil and a magnet both dropping from a height, sharing all same variables except that one is magnetic and the other is not. We observed the speed of the pencil to be much faster than that of the magnet due to the charge on the magnet, reacting with the opposing force it is headed toward. Lenz’s law is demonstrated through this experiment due to the oppositional fields at play. 3) Finally it was observedthat a diskj will move quicker with a current produced silently by a magnet that then produced the magnetic field to move the magnet into the air, freely floating. This is in direction relation with Lenz’s law. Exploration 1 as you move the magnet through the coils with different number of loops: As I moved the magnet through the coils with different numbers of loops, I observed that through both, as the magnet would enter a side the voltage would quickly enter a negative range then coming back through the opposite end, it would bounce into a positive voltage range. This observation was true for each coil experimented with, however, the coil that was longer had a greater range of voltage, meaning it bounced both far into the negative and positive on the meter. The shorter coil, however, reached mid ranges of both bositive and negative, not like the measurement captured from the longer coil. as you change the frequency and therefore the speed of the magnet for a given number of loops:
As the frequency increased, it almost completely stopped the range of voltage. The two coils measured very similarly, not moving hardly any outside the mid-line on the voltage meter. As we ran through the coil quickly for both coils, it would bounce quickly from out of the mid range and then back, as it entered and exited each end of the coil. as you change the polarity of the magnet? Interestingly, as we changed the polarity of the magnet, putting the south end forward into the coil and the northern end being the first to exit, it produced the exact same results for both coil in voltage measurement, only captring a positive voltage, no negative range was observed to occur. (b) In a transformer, a current in one coil creates a magnetic field. When the flux of this magnetic field through the second coil changes, an induced current flows in the second coil. Refer to the image on the right. With a direct current (DC) flowing in the primary coil, predict what will happen as you move the primary coil in and out of the secondary coil. I predicted that as the primary coil was moved in and out of the secondary coil, we would see a lot of electron movement and a high range recorded from the voltage meter. Curious if my prediction would be correct, I performed the stimulation and saw a small amount of electron movement and a strong range of velocity as the frequency was slow and steady, however, as the frequency increased, the velocity decreased. Refer to the image on the right. With an alternating current (AC) flowing in the primary coil do you have to move the primary to light up the bulb? Why or why not? With the alternating current flowing within or primary coil, we do not have to move the primary to light up the lightbulb used here to measure the current. With movement, it only increases the brightness of the bulb as the primary coil with the AC moves closer. As it moves far away, the bulb only gets dimmer. This is due to the direct current moving this energy in only one direction, with the alternating current we are moving the direction of the current both ways periodically. I believe the light stays on even without us moving the coil because the alternating current has less energy loss than the direct since it is constantly moving in either direction. Refer to the image on the right. Describe how this simple model for the generators in a hydroelectric plant works. The generator in an hydroelectric plant works by using the force of the liquid expelled onto the generator shaft to create electric energy from the physical, mech energy that is spinning the shaft. On our stimulation, the generator shaft has a magnet on it, so I wonder in changing the polarityof the
mechanical energy, how this might affect the electrical energy produced. The more fluid released onto the shaft, the greater the mechanical and electrical energy created and the less fluid released, the less mechanical and electrical energy made. Imagine you were actually turning the magnet by hand to generate a current. Neglecting friction, would you have to do work to keep the wheel turning? Yes work must be done to keep the wheel turning. As I said before the fluid released is physically moving the shaft to promote mechanical energy. Physical work must always be done to create mechanical energy, which in turns creates electrical, useful, energy. Exploration 2 Before you close the switch, predict the voltage across the switch and the current through the bulb. Record your prediction. Before closing the switch, I predicted that the voltage across the switch would be in the -70 V range. I also predicted the current, and thought it would measure to be 0 A. After you close the switch, predict the voltage across the switch and the current through the bulb. Record your prediction. After closing the switch, I predicted that the voltage across the switch would be 0 V with a closed circuit. I also predicted the current, and thought it would measure to be just a little over 0 A, but probably not over 1 A. Does the animation support your predictions? Adjust the scales on the chart recorders appropriately. Yes! The animation validated my predictions. I thought with an open switch, the velocity would be in the -70 range and the measure value through our stimulation recorded the velocity to be -75 V. After closing the switch, I was also correct in that the velocity would increase to reach to reach 0 V. I thought that the current, with the switch open would record to be 0 A. After closing the switch, I was again correct believing that the value would be above 0 and below 1A, the recorded value proved to be 0.5 A. Flip the switch a few times. How long does it take for the current through the bulb and the voltage across the switch to change after
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