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How does a system behave when a pendulum is moving and the magnet is still compared to when a magnet is moving and the pendulum is still?
Why would a small resistor be needed to meausre a mutual inductance?
How does a system behave when a pendulum is moving and the magnet is still compared to when a magnet is moving and the pendulum is still? - Eddy current is used here which means a current loop in a conductor caused by motional emf.
In both cases, it experiences a force opposing its motion. As it enters from the left, flux increases, and so an eddy current is set up (Faraday’s law) in the counterclockwise direction. Only the right-hand side of the current loop is in the field, so that there is an unopposed force on it to the left. When the metal plate is completely inside the field, there is no eddy current if the field is uniform, since the flux remains constant in this region. But when the plate leaves the field on the right, flux decreases, causing an eddy current in the clockwise direction that, again, experiences a force to the left, further slowing the motion. A similar analysis of what happens when the plate swings from the right toward the left shows that its motion is also damped when entering and leaving the field.
When a slotted metal plate enters the field, an emf is induced by the change in flux, but it is less effective because the slots limit the size of the current loops. Moreover, adjacent loops have currents in opposite directions, and their effects cancel. When an insulating material is used, the eddy current is extremely small, and so magnetic damping on insulators is negligible. If eddy currents are to be avoided in conductors, then they can be slotted or constructed of thin layers of conducting material separated by insulating sheets.
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