Lab 3: EQUIVALENT INDUCTANCE IN SERIES AND PARALLEL COPULING; COUPLING

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OBJECT:
1. Measure equivalent inductance of two coils, for series coupling with aiding current
and opposing current.
. Measure equivalent inductance of two coils, for parallel coupling with aiding
current and opposing current
!. "eter#ine Coupling Coefficient $%& as a function of distance and plot it.
!.1 '()ET* +OTE':
1. Power off LCR meter while making connections and after performing the lab.
2. Carefully handle the apparatus. Do not drop the helmholtz coils or LCR meter down.
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1. Pair of coils.
2. LCR meter
!. 1 meter scale.
". Connecting leads with banana connectors
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!.!.1 .nductance:
ccording to #araday$s law% &'he induced emf in a circuit is e(ual to the negati)e of the rate at
which the magnetic flu* through the circuit is changing with time.+
,1-
.t is an ability of a conductor to induce
)oltage when the current changes. the
smbol for inductance is L and its unit is /enry ,/-.

i
0
L

=
,2-
!.!. Mutual .nduction:
1hen the current in a inductor changes% the )arying flu* can cut across an other inductor nearby%
producing induced )oltage in both inductors. 'his is called 2utual induction. 'he unit of mutual
inductance is also /enry ,/-.
!.!.! Coefficient of Coupling:
'he fraction of total flu* from one coil linking another coil is the coefficient of coupling 3k$
between the coils.

1
2 1
L by produced flu*
L and L between linkages flu*
k =
,!-
.f k 41 then there is loose coupling between the coils if k has high )alue than there is tight
coupling between them and if k56 then there is no mutual inductance. .n terms of mutual
inductance

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1. 3#undamental of Physics$ by /alliday Resnick and 1alker.
2. 3'e*t book of 7lectrical 'echnology$ by 8.L.'hera9a
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1. 2easure the inductance L
1
and L
2
of both coils.
2. 2ake connections for series coupling with aiding current as shown in figure !.1.
!. :ary distance between coils from a step of 1cm and measure inductance each time.
". Repeat the abo)e procedure for series coupling with opposing current and parallel
coupling with aiding and opposing current.
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L
1
5 ;;;;;;;;m/% L
2
5 ;;;;;;;;;;m/
)or 'eries:
"istance
:;:c#
.nductance <#2=
Mutual
.nductance
#<2=
Coupling
Coefficient
:%:
aiding
curren
t
opposing
current





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Lab 3: EQUIVALENT INDUCTANCE IN SERIES AND PARALLEL COPULING; COUPLING
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)or /arallel:
"istance
:;:c#
.nductance <#2=
Mutual
.nductance
#<2=
Coupling
Coefficient
:%:
aiding
curren
t
opposing
current





!.1> ?1(/2:
Plot graph between coupling coefficient 3k$ )ersus distance 3*$ using your obser)ations.
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