plz define EDDY currents briefly.
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Explanation:
Eddy currents (also called Foucault's currents) are loops of electrical current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field in the conductor according to Faraday's law of induction. ... This effect is employed in eddy current brakes which are used to stop rotating power tools quickly when they are turned off.
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Explanation:
EDDY CURRENT:-
An eddy current is a current set up in a conductor in response to a changing magnetic field. They flow in closed loops in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. By Lenz law, the current swirls in such a way as to create a magnetic field opposing the change; for this to occur in a conductor, electrons swirl in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field.
Because of the tendency of eddy currents to oppose, eddy currents cause a loss of energy. Eddy currents transform more useful forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, into heat, which isn’t generally useful.
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Some Practical Applications
In The Brakes of Trains:
During braking, the brakes expose the metal wheels to a magnetic field which generates eddy currents in the wheels. The magnetic interaction between the applied field and the eddy currents acts to slow the wheels down. The faster the wheels spin, the stronger is the effect, meaning that as the train slows the braking force is reduces, producing a smooth stopping motion.
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Electromagnetic damping:
Used to design deadbeat galvanometers. Usually, the needle oscillates a little about its equilibrium position before it comes to rest. This causes a delay in taking the reading so to avoid this delay, the coil is wound over a non-magnetic metallic frame. As the coil is deflected, eddy currents set up in the metallic frame and thus, the needle comes to rest almost instantly.
Thus, the motion of the “coil is damped”. Certain galvanometers have a fixed core made up of nonmagnetic metallic material. When the coil oscillates, the eddy currents that generate in the core oppose the motion and bring the coil to rest.
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Electric Power Meters:
The shiny metal disc in the electric power meter rotates due to eddy currents. The magnetic field induces the electric currents in the disc. You can also observe the shiny disc at your house.
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Induction furnace :
In a rapidly changing magnetic fields, due to a large emf produced, large eddy currents are set up. Eddy currents produce temperature. Thus a large temperature is created. So a coil is wound over a constituent metal which is placed in a field of the highly oscillating magnetic field produced by high frequency. The temperature produced is enough to melt the metal. This is used to extract metals from ores. Induction furnace can be used to prepare alloys, by melting the metals at a very high temperature.
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Speedometers
To know the speed of any vehicle, these currents are used. A speedometer consists of a magnet which keeps rotating according to the speed of our vehicle. Eddy currents are been produced in the drum. As the drum turns in the direction of the rotating magnet, the pointer attached to the drum indicates the speed of the vehicle
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