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  • K Electromagnetic Principles
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K2 Electromagnetic Induction

Here you will find demonstrations of induction, including induced eddy currents and their applications.

Articles
Image Title
K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field
K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Demonstrates magnetic induction
K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
Demonstrates the induction between two coils
K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
Shows that the induced current is proportional to the number of turns in the secondary coil
K2-05: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - CONCENTRIC COILS
Demonstrate mutual induction.
K2-11: SELF-INDUCTION
Demonstrate self-induction
K2-12: SELF-INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
Demonstrate back-EMF in an inductor.
K2-21: RUHMKORFF INDUCTION COIL
Demonstrate induction of a very high voltage using a small voltage source.
K2-22 INDUCTION COIL WITH LIGHT BULB
Demonstrates megnetic induction with 110 VAC
K2-24: MUTUAL INDUCTION
Demonstrate mutual induction.
K2-25: MUTUAL INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
Demonstrate mutual induction and to show the effect of various core materials.
K2-26: MUTUAL INDUCTANCE STANDARD
Demonstrate the standard for mutual inductance.
K2-27: MUTUAL INDUCTION - M12 eq M21 MEASUREMENT
Demonstrate that the mutual inductance between two coils is independent of which one is the primary.
K2-28: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - 10 KV ARC
Demonstrate that a large voltage increase is attainable using a transformer.
K2-29: COIL AND MAGNET WITH LED SENSOR
Demonstrate that the sign of the induced voltage depends on the direction of the field as well as whether the field is increasing or decreasing in magnitude.
K2-40: MAGNETIC ACCELERATOR
Demonstrate magnetic potential energy
K2-41: LENZ'S LAW - ROLLING RODS
Demonstrate eddy currents and Lenz's law
K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
Demonstrates Lenz's law
K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
Demonstrate Lenz's law
K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
Shows the damping of pendula due to eddy currents
K2-45: EDDY CURRENTS - MAGNET AND SOFT DRINK CAN
Demonstrate eddy currents and Lenz's law.
K2-46: MAGNET LEVITATION ABOVE SPINNING DISC
Demonstrate Lenz's law in a dramatic way.
K2-47: SPEEDOMETER MODEL
Demonstrate operating principle of some speedometers.
K2-48: EDDY CURRENT MOTOR`
Show the use of eddy currents in producing a motor with few moving parts and no electrical brushes.
K2-49: MAGNETIC STIRRER
Illustrate how a magnetic stirrer works.
K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL
Demonstrates a number of concepts in magnetic induction
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
K2-63: DISPLACEMENT CURRENT MODEL
Illustrate the geometry for displacement current
K2-64: UNIPOLAR GENERATOR
Demonstrate unipolar generation of DC voltage, which may involve an explanation other than electromagnetic induction.
K2-65: INDUCTION AND CAPACITOR FLASHLIGHT
Demonstrate a weird but high-tech method for constructing a flashlight.

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