<callout> For this and the following chapter the online Book 'DC Electrical Circuit Analysis - A Practical Approach' is strongly recommended as a reference. In detail this is chapter [[https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electrical_Engineering/Electronics/DC_Electrical_Circuit_Analysis_-_A_Practical_Approach_(Fiore)/10%3A_Magnetic_Circuits_and_Transformers/10.3%3A_Magnetic_Circuits|10.3 Magnetic Circuits]] </callout>
In the previous chapters, we got accustomed to the magnetic field. During this path, some similarities from the magnetic field to the electric circuit appeared (see <imgref ImgNr01>).
<WRAP> <imgcaption ImgNr01 | Similarities magnetic Circuit vs electric Circuit> </imgcaption> {{drawio>CompMagElCircuit.svg}} </WRAP>
In this chapter, we will investigate, how far we come with such an analogy and where it can be practically applied.
For the upcoming calculations, the following assumptions are made
- The relationship between $B$ and $H$ is linear: $B = \mu \cdot H$ \\ This is a good estimation when the magnetic field strength lays well below saturation
- There is no stray field leaking out of the magnetic field conducting material.
- The fields inside of airgaps are homogeneous. This is true for small air gaps.
One can calculate a lot of simple magnetic circuits when these assumptions and focusing on the average field line are applied.
<WRAP> <imgcaption ImgNr03 | Simplifications and Linearization> </imgcaption> {{drawio>SimplificationLin.svg}} </WRAP>
Two simple magnetic circuits are shown in <imgref ImgNr02>: They consist of
* a current-carrying coil
* a ferrite core
* an airgap (in picture (2) ).