Exercise 15.

Determine the current required to establish a flux

density of 0.5T in the air gap
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS, Fourth Edition, by Allan R. Hambley, ©2008 Pearson Education, Inc.
 Exercise 15.9
Agap = (2cm + 1cm) x(2cm + 1cm)
= 9 x10 − 4 m 2
−7
μ gap ≈ μ 0 = 4πx10
−2
1 1x10 m
R gap = −7 −4
4πx10 8.75 x10 m 2

= 8.842 x10 6

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS, Fourth Edition, by Allan R. Hambley, ©2008 Pearson Education, Inc.
 Exercise 15.9
1 l 1 (2 x8 + 2 x6 − 1)cm
Rcore = =
μ A μ r μ 0 (2cm)(2cm)
−2
1 27 x10 m
= −7 −4
(5000)(4πx10 ) 4 x10 m
= 107.4 x10 3

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS, Fourth Edition, by Allan R. Hambley, ©2008 Pearson Education, Inc.
 Exercise 15.9
Rtotal = R gap + Rcore
= 8.842 x10 6 + 0.107 x10 6 ≈ R gap
φ = B gap Agap = (0.5T )(9 x10 − 4 m 2 )
= 0.45mWb
Rtotal φ
i=
N
(8.842 x10 6 + 0.107 x10 6 )(0.45 x10 −3 )
=
1000
= 4.027 A

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS, Fourth Edition, by Allan R. Hambley, ©2008 Pearson Education, Inc.