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AC generator and transformer

  • Physics
  • Class 12
  • 3D model
  • English

AC generator and transformer: a 3D model for Class 12 Physics, covering Faraday's law: emf = -d(flux linkage)/dt; a steady flux induces no emf however large it is., theta is measured between the coil's area normal and B. Flux linkage = N B A cos(theta) and emf = N B A omega…, At theta = 0 the flux linkage is largest and the emf is zero; a quarter-turn later the emf is largest…, Turning the coil the other way, or reversing the field, flips the emf at each coil position., Doubling the speed doubles both the frequency and the peak emf….

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Also called

AC generator · alternating current generator · dynamo · electromagnetic induction · Faraday law · slip rings · transformer · step-up transformer · step-down transformer · turns ratio · mutual induction · induced emf · flux linkage

Topics

  • Faraday's law: emf = -d(flux linkage)/dt; a steady flux induces no emf however large it is.
  • theta is measured between the coil's area normal and B. Flux linkage = N B A cos(theta) and emf = N B A omega…
  • At theta = 0 the flux linkage is largest and the emf is zero; a quarter-turn later the emf is largest…
  • Turning the coil the other way, or reversing the field, flips the emf at each coil position.
  • Doubling the speed doubles both the frequency and the peak emf…
  • Slip rings keep the output alternating (no split-ring commutator). The mechanical work at the crank becomes electrical…
  • Ideal transformer: Vs/Vp = Ns/Np, and with power in = power out…
  • The coils are linked only by the changing flux in the laminated core; no charge crosses the insulation.
  • DC with a finite primary resistance: the current and flux rise and then settle…

About this model

A GLB file of about 1374 KB, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Lably (original parametric model, authored with three.js) | Original Lably teaching model: all geometry and animation newly authored for this build. No third-party mesh is included; the CC BY-NC generator kit named in the brief was not loaded or used. Text outlines use the helvetiker font shipped with three.js (see ATTRIBUTIONS.txt).

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