Electromagnetic Forces and Motor Applications Simple Electric Motor---Build-It

A. Nagy General Atomics Fusion Education Group 2012 Pictures in collaboration with R. Lee Motor Design Concept---Beakman, Internet Web Site

Lab Safety Review

Wires have sharp ends Magnets are very strong Batteries contain charge that can heat wires Magnets can overheat batteries if placed on battery ends Do not breathe or blow dust from sanding. Rubber bands can break and snap Disconnect batteries when not in use!!!!!
Covering one end will prevent a mishap.

Moving Electrical Charge (Electrons) Creates a Magnetic Field

FBI Rule---Force on Moving Charge

Electrical Current orce Arrows stand for vector meaning there is a directions associated with the quantity

Magnet Field

Increase the Magnetic Field (B) Strength---The Force increases Increase the Current (I= Intensity) ---The Force increases

Direct Current* (DC) Electric Motor In Action

*Direct Current -----means electron flow in only one direction

Building a Simple Demonstration Motor (Beakman Motor)

Beakman Motor Parts

Polyester coated wire for armature Battery for DC Electricity 1.5 Volts @ ~1 amp

Paper Clips for armature brushes

Winding Form

Neodymium Iron Boron (NIB) Magnetstrongest magnets invented

Winding Details
Sand all round Step 1 Wind the Coil---10 Turns around form leave 2 sticking out Sand half round

Step 3 Sand off insulation from coil to tail end

Step 2 Wrap tail ends around coil so they stick out each side

Step 4 Bend paper clips to make a loop on one end and extend the other ends then rubber band to battery

What Have We Learned?

Moving charge (electrons) produces a magnetic field

Right hand rule for magnetic field produced by moving charge

Thumb in direction of electric current positive to negative Fingers are aligned with magnetic field lines, with south pole at finger tips, so that fingers point from north pole to south pole.

N S +

Right hand rule for force on charge moving through a magnetic field

Motor turning force increases when either the current (electrons/sec) or magnetic field (Flux Lines/area) increases

Higher input power = Higher output power

Power is energy per time

Higher input energy = Higher output energy For a motor:

More current in winding=more motor turning force Higher magnetic field= more motor turning force

Who is Beakman?
Young student who invented the motor used in this lab and posted on web. Maybe you will post your contribution to electromagnetic force applications next!