National University

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College of Engineering

Fundamentals of Inductive Reactance

Experiment No.4

Submitted By:

Date performed:

Baua, Kim Kenneth N.

Subject:

May 8, 2012
Date Submitted:

Circuits 2 LAB

May 11, 2012

Engr. Marilyn R. Realizo

Instructor

SUMMARY:
Inductance (L) results from the magnetic field forming around a currentcarrying conductor which tends to resist changes in the current. Electric current through the conductor creates a magnetic flux proportional to the current. A change in this current creates a corresponding change in magnetic flux which, in turn, by Faraday's law generates an electromotive force (EMF) that opposes this change in current. Inductance is a measure of the amount of EMF generated per unit change in current. For example, an inductor with an inductance of 1 henry produces an EMF of 1 volt when the current through the inductor changes at the rate of 1 ampere per second. The number of loops, the size of each loop, and the material it is wrapped around all affect the inductance. For example, the magnetic flux linking these turns can be increased by coiling the conductor around a material with a high permeability such as iron. However, in an alternating current circuit which contains an AC Inductance, the flow of current through an inductor behaves very differently to that of a steady state DC voltage. Now in an AC circuit, the opposition to the current flowing through the coils windings not only depends upon the inductance of the coil but also the frequency of the applied voltage waveform as it varies from its positive to negative values.

Conclusion:
By performing this experiment the following conclusions was drawn,first, when an unchanging dc current is applied to an inductor, no cemf is produced and the only opposition to current flow is the resistance of the wire in the inductor, second, when ac is applied to an inductor, cemf is produced, third, Cemf increases when inductance or frequency increases and lastly when cemf increases, the circuit current decreases while the voltage drop and impedance increase. This experiment is simple but had shown a lot abouthow the circuit will react with an inductor in dc or ac. We experienced to perform the experiment faster and more acurate because of the clear procedures given to us.