A small loop of wire (radius a) is held a distance z above the center of a large loop (radius b ), as shown in Fig. 7.37. The planes of the two loops are parallel, and perpendicular to the common axis.

(a) Suppose current I flows in the big loop. Find the flux through the little loop. (The little loop is so small that you may consider the field of the big loop to be essentially constant.)

(b) Suppose current I flows in the little loop. Find the flux through the big loop. (The little loop is so small that you may treat it as a magnetic dipole.)

(c) Find the mutual inductances, and confirm that M12=M21 ·

Short Answer

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(a)Thefluxpassingthroughthesmallloopisμ0I2π2b2b2+z232.(b)Thefluxpassingthroughbigloopisμ0I2π2b2b2+z232.(c)Themutualinductanceisμ0I2π2b2b2+z232anditisprovedthatM12=M21.

Step by step solution

01

Write the given data from the question.

The radius of the small loop is a .

The radius of the large loop is b .

The distance between the large and small loop is z .

The current is the large loop is I .

02

Calculate the flus in the small loop.

(a)

Consider the diagram shown below with the small loop and large loop separated by the distance z .


From the above diagram the value of the r can be calculated as,

r2=b2+z2r=b2+z2

The value of thesinθ0can be calculated as,

sinθ0=br

Substitute b2+z2for r into above equation.

sinθ0=bb2+z22

The expression for the magnetic field for the big loop is given by,

dBz=μ0I4πsinθ0dIr2

The magnetic field due to entire loop can be calculated by integrating the above equation.

dBZ=μ0I4πsinθ0dIr2Bz=μ0I4πsinθ0dIr2Substitutebb2+z2forsinθ0andb2+z2forr2intoaboveequation.Bz=μ0I4πbdIb2+z2b2+z2Bz=μ0I4πdIb2+z232Bz=μ0Ib4πb2+z232dISubstitute2πbfordIintoaboveequation.Bz=μ0Ib4πb2+z2322πbBz=μ0Ib22b2+z232Theexpressionforthefluxisgivenby,ϕ=B.Aϕ=B.ASubstituteμ0Ib22b2+z232forBandπa2forAintoaboveequation.ϕ=μ0Ib22b2+z232×πa2ϕ=μ0I2πa2b2b2+z232Hencethefluxpassingthroughthesmallloopisμ0I2πa2b2b2+z232.

03

Calculate the flux in the big loop.

(b)

The magnetic dipole moment due to small loop is given by,

m=Iπa2

The magn

etic field due the small loop is given by,

B=μ04πmr32cosθr^+sinθθ^

Substitute Iπa2for m into above equation.

B=μ04πIπa2r32cosθr^+sinθθ^

The magnetic flux passing through area of the loop is given by,

ϕ=B.da

Substituteμ04πIπa2r32cosθr^+sinθθ^forBintoaboveequation.ϕ=μ04πIπa2r32cosθr^+sinθθ^.daϕ=μ0Ia2402π0θ01r32cosθ×r2sinθdθϕ=μ0Ia22r×2π0θ0cosθsinθdθ=μ0Ia2r0θ0cosθsinθdθSolvefurtheras,

ϕ=μ0Ia2πrsin2θ2θ0ϕ=μ0Ia2πrsin2θ02-0ϕ=μ0Ia2π2rsin2θ0Substituteb2+z2forrandbb2+z2forsinθ0intoaboveequation.ϕ=μ0Ia2π2b2+z2×bb2+z22ϕ=μ0I2πa2b2b2+z232Hencethefluxpassingthroughbigloopisμ0I2πa2b2b2+z232.
04

Find the mutual inductances, and prove M12=M21

(c)

The relationship between the flux of small loop and mutual inductance is given by,

ϕsmall=M12I

Substitute μ0I2πa2b2b2+z232for ϕsmallinto above equation.

localid="1658146761019" μ0I2πa2b2b2+z232=M12Iμ02πa2b2b2+z232=M12M12=μ02πa2b2b2+z232...1
The relationship between the flux of big loop and mutual inductance is given by,

ϕbig=M21I

Substituteμ0I2πa2b2b2+z232forϕbigintoaboveequation.μ0I2πa2b2b2+z232=M21Iμ02πa2b2b2+z232=M21M21=μ02πa2b2b2+z232....2

From the equation (1) and (2),

M12=M21

Hencethemutualinductanceisμ02πa2b2b2+z232anditisprovedthatM12=M21.

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