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3. The magnetostatic Field

For this and the following chapter the online Book 'University Physics II' is strongly recommended as reference. In detail this is chapter 11. Magnetic Forces and Fields (only 11.1 - 11.3 and 11.5)

Goals

After this lesson you should:

  1. Know that forces act between magnetic poles and know the direction of the forces.
  2. Know that a magnetic field is formed around a current-carrying conductor.
  3. be able to sketch the field lines of the magnetic field. Know the direction of the field and where the field is densest.

Abb. 1: First approximation to magnetismelectrical_engineering_2:iron_ore.png

First permanent magnets made of magnetic ironstone ($Fe_{3} O_{4}$) were found in Greece in the region around Magnesia. Besides the iron materials, other elements also show a similar „strong and permanent magnetic force effect“, which is also called ferromagnetism after iron: Cobalt and nickel, as well as many of their alloys, also exhibit such an effect. Chapter 3.5 Matter in the magnetic field describes the subdivision of magnetic materials in detail.

Here now the „magnetic force effect“ is to be looked at more near. For this purpose, a few thought experiments are carried out with a magnetic iron stone Abbildung 21 (This video gives a similar introduction).

  1. From the iron ore should now first be separated a handy elongated part. If one is lucky, the found iron ore is already magnetic by itself. This case will be considered in the following. The elongated piece is now to be cut into two small pieces.
  2. As soon as the two pieces are removed from each other, one notices that the two pieces attract each other again directly at the cut surface.
  3. If one of the two parts is turned (the upper part in the picture on the below), a repulsive force acts on the two parts.

So it seems that there is a directed force around each of the two parts. If you dig a little deeper you will find that this force is focused on one part of the outer surface.

Of course you already know magnets and also know that there are poles. The considered thought-experiment shall clarify, how one could have proceeded at an unknown appearance. In further thought experiments, such magnet iron stones can also be cut into other directions and the forces analysed.

The result here is:

  1. There are two poles. These are called the north pole and the south pole. The north pole is coloured red, the south pole green.
  2. Poles with the same name repel each other. Unequal poles attract each other. This is similar to the electric field (opposite charges attract).
  3. So magnets experience a force in the vicinity of other magnets.
  4. A compass is a small rotating „sample“ magnet and is also called a magnetic needle. This sample magnet can thus represent the effect of a magnet. This is also similar to the sample charge of the electric field.
  5. The naming of the magnetic poles was done by the part of the compass which points to the geographic north pole. The reason for this is that the magnetic south pole is found at the geographic north pole.
  6. Magnetic poles are not isolatable. Even the smallest fraction of a magnet shows either no magnetism, or both north and south poles.

Abb. 2: Magnetic field becomes visible through iron filingselectrotechnology_2:iron_filings.png

An interesting aspect is that even non-magnetised, ferromagnetic materials experience a force effect in the magnetic field. A non-magnetic nail is attracted by a permanent magnet. This even happens independently of the magnetic pole. This also explains the visualization about iron filings (= small ferromagnetic parts), see Abbildung 2. Also here there is a force effect and a torque, which aligns the iron filings. The visible field seems to form field lines here.

Notice:

  • Field line images can be visualized by iron filings. Conceptually, these can be understood as a string of sample magnets.
  • The direction of the magnetic field defined via the sample magnet: The north pole of the sample magnet points in the direction of the magnetic field.
  • The amount of magnetic field is given by the torque experienced by a sample magnet oriented perpendicular to the field.
  • Field lines seem to repel each other (transverse pressure). e.g. visible when the field exits the permanent magnet.
  • Field lines attempt to travel as short a path as possible (longitudinal pull).

Abb. 3: Magnetic field around a current-carrying conductorelectrotechnology_2:magnetic_field_around_conductor.png

In 1820, Christian Ørsted discovered by chance during a lecture that current-carrying conductors also have an effect on a compass. This experiment is illustrated in Abbildung 3. A long, straight conductor with a circular cross-section has current $I$ flowing through it. Due to symmetry considerations, the field line pattern must be radially symmetric with respect to the conductor axis. By an experiment with a magnetic needle it can be shown that the field lines form concentric circles.

Notice:

  • If the technical direction of current is considered, the magnetic field lines surround the current in the sense of a right-hand screw. („right screw rule“)
  • This rule can also be remembered in another way: If the thumb of the right hand points in the (technical) current direction, the fingers of the hand surround the conductor like the magnetic field lines. Likewise, if the thumb of the left hand points in the Electron flow direction, the fingers of the hand surround the conductor like the magnetic field lines.

Property Electrostatic Magnetostatic
Field line images Abb. 4: Electrostatic field lineselectrotechnology_2:electrostaticfieldlines.png Abb. 5: Magnetostatic field lineselectrotechnology_2:magnetostaticfieldlines.png
sample for the field positive sample charge compass
field lines - start on a positive charge
- are closed
- end on a negative charge
- have no start and no end
field line ends there are sources and sinks there are no sources and sinks
field type vortex-free source field source-free vortex field

Goals

After this lesson, you should:

  1. know the two field-describing quantities of the magnetic field.
  2. be able to describe and apply the relationship between these two quantities.

Superposition of magnetic fields

Before the magnetic field strength will be considered in more detail, the simulation and superposition of the magnetic field will be discussed in more detail here.

Magnetostatic fields can be superposed, just like electrostatic fields. This allows the fields of several current-carrying lines to be combined into a single one. This trick is used in the following chapter to examine the magnetic field in more detail.

On the right side the magnetic field of a single current-carrying conductor is shown. This was already derived at the previous chapter by symmetry considerations. The representation in the simulation can be simplified a bit here to see the conditions more clearly: Currently, the field lines are displayed in 3D, which is done by selecting „Display: Field Lines“ and „No Slicing“. If you change the selection to „Show Z Slice“ instead of „No Slicing“, you can switch to a 2D display. In this display, small compass needles can also show the magnetic field. To do this, select „Display: Field Vectors“ instead of „Display: Field Lines“. In addition, a „magnetic sample“, i.e. a moving compass, can be found at the mouse pointer in the 2D display.

If there is another current-carrying conductor near the first conductor, the fields overlap. In the simulation on the below, the current of both conductors is directed in the same direction. The field between the conductors overlaps just enough to weaken. This can also be deduced by previous knowledge, if just the middle point between both conductors is considered: There the right hand rule results for the left conductor a vector directed towards the observer. For the right conductor results a vector directed away from the observer. These just cancel each other out. Further outward field lines go around both conductors. North- and south-poles here are not fix localized towards outside.

If, on the other hand, the current in the second conductor is directed in the opposite direction to the current in the first conductor, the picture changes: Here there is a reinforcing superposition between the two conductors. Using the nomenclature from the previous chapter, it is also possible to assign north and south poles locally. Towards the outside, one pole appears to be located in front of the two conductors and another one behind.

in both simulations, the distances between the conductors can also be changed using the „Line Separation“ slider. What do you notice in each case when the two lines are brought close together?

Abb. 6: Magnetic field in a toroidal coil

So far the magnetic field was defined quite pragmatically by the effect on a compass. For a deeper analysis of the magnetic field, the field is now to be considered again - as with the electric field - from two directions. The magnetic field will also be considered as a „causer field“ (a field caused by magnets) and an „acting field“ (field acting on a magnet). This chapter will first discuss the acting magnetic field. For this, it is convenient to consider the effects inside a toroidal coil (= donut-like setup). This can be seen in Abbildung 6. For reasons of symmetry, it is also clear here that the field lines form concentric circles.

In an experiment, a magnetic needle inside the toroidal coil is now to be aligned at perpendicular to the field lines. Then, the magnetic field will generate a torque $M$ which tries to align the magnetic needle in the field direction.

Abb. 7: Toroidal Coil electrical_engineering_2:toroidalcoil.png

It now follows:

  1. $M = const. \neq f(\varphi)$ : For the same distance from the axis of symmetry, the torque $M$ is independent of the angle $\phi$.
  2. $M \sim I$ : The stronger the current flowing through a winding, the stronger the effect, i.e. the stronger the torque.
  3. $M \sim N$ : The greater the number $N$ of windings, the stronger the torque $M$.
  4. $M \sim {1 \over l}$ : The smaller the average coil circumference $l$ the greater the torque. The average coil circumference $l$ is equal to the average field line length.

To summarize: \begin{align*} M \sim {{I \cdot N}\over{l}} \end{align*}

The magnetic field strength $H$ inside the toroidal coil is given as: \begin{align*} \boxed{H ={{I \cdot N}\over{l}}} \quad \quad | \quad \text{applies to toroidal coil only} \end{align*}

For the unit of the magnetic field strength $H$ we get $[H] = {{[I]}\over{[l]}}= 1{{A}\over{m}}$

The cause of the magnetic field is the current in the winding of the coil. If this current $I$ and/or the number $N$ of windings is increased, the effect is amplified. To make this easier to handle, we introduce the Magnetic Voltage. The magnetic voltage $\theta$ is defined as

\begin{align*} \boxed{\theta = N \cdot I} \end{align*} The unit of $\theta$ is: $[\theta]= 1A$ (obsoletely called ampere-turn). For the magnetic voltage the currents which flow through the surface enclosed by the closed path have to be considered. A detailed definition will be given below after more analysis.

Abb. 10: magnetic voltage on the edge of an enclosed surface electrical_engineering_2:sketchmagneticvoltage.png

Thus, the magnetic field strength $H$ of the toroidal coil is then given by: $H= {{\theta}\over{l}}$

In the English literature often the name Magnetomotive Force $\mathcal{F}$ is used instead of magnetic potential difference $\theta$. The naming refers to the Electromotive Force, which depicts the ability of a voltage source to be able to drive a current in order to build a a defined voltage. Both „forces“ shall not be confused with the mechanical force $\vec{F}= m \cdot \vec{a}$, but only describe the driving cause behind the electric or magnetic fields. The German courses in higher semesters use the term „Magnetische Spannung“ - therefore, the English equivalent is introduced here.

The previous derivation from the toroidal coil is now to be used to derive the field strength around a long, straight conductor. The magnetic voltage $\theta$ for a single conductor is given by $\theta = N \cdot I = 1 \cdot I = I$. For the toroidal coil, the magnetic field strength was given by the magnetic voltage $\theta$ divided by the (average) field line length. Because of the (same rotational) symmetry, this is also true for the single conductor.

The length of a field line around the conductor is given by the distance $r$ of the field line from the conductor: $l = l(r) = 2 \cdot \pi \cdot r$.
For the magnetic field strength of the single conductor we then get: \begin{align*} \boxed{H ={{\theta}\over{l}} = {{I}\over{2 \cdot \pi \cdot r}}} \quad \quad | \quad \text{applies only to the long, straight conductor} \end{align*}

Abb. 8: magnetic Field Lines around a Conductor

In the electric field, the field line density was a measure of the strength of the field. This is also used for the magnetic field. Looking at the simulations in Falstad (e.g. Abbildung 8) with this understanding, one notices an inconsistency: contrary to the relationship just given, the field line density in the Falstad simulation not indicates the strength of the field. A realistic simulation is shown in Abbildung 9 for comparison, which makes the difference clear: the field is stronger near the conductor. Thus the field line density must also be stronger there.

Abb. 9: correct Picture of magnetic Field Lines around a Conductor

Attention:

  • The density of the field lines is a measure of the field strength.
  • The simulation in Falstad cannot represent this in this way. Here the field strength is coded by the color intensity (dark green = low field strength, light green to white = high field strength).

Task 3.2.1 Magnetic Field Strength around a horizontal straight Conductor

The current $I = 100A$ flows in a long straight conductor with a round cross-section. The radius of the conductor is $r_{L}= 4mm$.

  • What is the magnetic field strength $H_1$ at a point $P_1$, which is outside the conductor at a distance of $r_1 = 10cm$ from the conductor axis?
  • What is the magnetic field strength $H_2$ at a point $P_2$, which is inside the conductor at a distance of $r_2 = 3mm$ from the conductor axis?

Task 3.2.2 Superposition

Abb. 21: Conductor Arrangement electrical_engineering_2:task1ladderarrangement.png

Three long straight conductors are arranged in a vacuum so that they lie at the vertices of an equilateral triangle (see Abbildung 21). The radius of the circumcircle is $r = 2 cm$; the current is given by $I = 2A$.

  1. What is the magnetic field strength $H(P)$ at the center of the equilateral triangle?
  2. Now, the current in one of the conductors is reversed. To which value the magnetic field strength $H(P)$ changes?

So far, only rotationally symmetric problems could be solved. Now this shall be generalized. For this purpose we will have a look back to the electric field. For the electric field strength $E$ of a capacitor with two plates at a distance of $s$ and the potential difference $U$ holds:

\begin{align*} U = E \cdot s \quad \quad | \quad \text{applies to capacitor only} \end{align*}

This was extended to $U = \int_s E ds$. If we transform the formula for the magnetic field strength $H$ of a toroidal coil with the average field line length $l$ for comparison, we get

\begin{align*} \theta = H \cdot l \quad \quad | \quad \text{applies to toroidal coil only} \end{align*}

Can you see the similarities? Again, the magnitude of the field strength is multiplied by the length to arrive at another field-describing quantity (here, the magnetic voltage $\theta$). Because of the similarity - which continues below - the so-called magnetic potential difference $V_m$ is introduced:

\begin{align*} V_m = H \cdot s \quad \quad | \quad \text{applies to toroidal coil only} \end{align*}

Now what is the difference between the magnetic potential difference $V_m$ and the magnetic voltage $\theta$?

  1. The first equation of the toroidal coil ($\theta = H \cdot l$) is valid for exactly one turn along a field line. In addition, the magnetic voltage is given by current and number of windings: $\theta = N \cdot I$.
  2. The second equation ($V_m = H \cdot s$) holds independently of the path length $s$ along the field line. Only if $s = l$ is chosen, the magnetic voltage equals the magnetic potential difference. For the magnetic potential difference the $s$ can be a fraction or multiple of a single revolution $l$.

Thus, for each infinitesimally small path $ds$ along a field line, the resulting infinitesimally small magnetic potential difference $dV_m = H \cdot ds$ can be determined. If now along the field line the magnetic field strength $H = H(\vec{s})$ changes, then the magnetic potential difference from point $\vec{s_1}$ to point $\vec{s_2}$ results to:

\begin{align*} V_{m12} = V_m(\vec{s_1}, \vec{s_2}) = \int_\vec{s_1}^\vec{s_2} H(\vec{s}) ds \end{align*}

Up to now only the situation was considered that one always walks along the same field line. $\vec{s}$ therefore always arrived at the same field line. If one wants to extend this to arbitrary directions (also transverse to field lines), then only that part of the magnetic field strength $\vec{H}$ may be used in the formula, which is parallel to the path $d \vec{s}$. This is made possible by scalar multiplication. Thus, it is generally valid:

\begin{align*} \boxed{V_{m12} = \int_\vec{s_1}^\vec{s_2} \vec{H} \cdot d \vec{s}} \end{align*}

The magnetic voltage $\theta$ (and therefore the current) is the cause of the magnetic field strength. From the chapter the_stationary_electric_flow the general represenation of the current through a surface is known. This leads to the Ampere's Circuital Law

\begin{align*} \boxed{\int_{closed \\ path} \vec{H} \cdot d \vec{s} = \iint_{enclosed \\ surface \; A} \vec{S} d\vec{A} = \theta} \end{align*}

  • The path integral of the magnetic field strength along an arbitrary closed path is equal to the free currents (= current density) through the surface enclosed by the path.
  • The magnetic voltage $\theta$ can be gib
    • for a single conductor: $\theta = I$
    • for a coil: $\theta = N \cdot I$
    • for multiple conductors: $\theta = \sum_n \cdot I_n$
    • for spatial distribution: $\theta = \iint_{enclosed \\ surface \; A} \vec{S} d\vec{A}$
  • $d\vec{s}$ and $d\vec{A}$ build a right-hand system: once the thumb of the right hand is pointing along $d\vec{A}$, the fingers of the right hand show the correct direction for $d\vec{s}$ for positive $\vec{H}$ and $\vec{S}$

Abb. 9: Right hand rule
electrical_engineering_2:righthandrule.png

The Ampere's Circuital Law shall be applied in order to find the magnetic strength $H$ inside the toroidal coil (Abbildung 13).

Abb. 13: Toroidal Coil recap
electrical_engineering_2:toroidalcoilrecap.png

  • The closed path $C$ is on revolution of a field line in the center of the coil
  • the surface $A$ is the enclosed surface

This leads to:

\begin{align*} \int_C \vec{H} \cdot d \vec{s} &= \iint_{A} \vec{S} d\vec{A} = \theta \end{align*}

Since $\vec{H} \uparrow \uparrow d \vec{s}$ the term $\vec{H} \cdot d \vec{s}$ can be substituted by $H ds$:

\begin{align*} \int_C H \cdot ds &= \iint_{A} \vec{S} d\vec{A} \end{align*}

The magnetic voltage is the current through the surface and given as $N\cdot I$:

\begin{align*} \int_C H \cdot ds &= N\cdot I \end{align*}

The magnetic field strength $H$ can be considered constant:

\begin{align*} H \cdot \int_C ds &= N\cdot I \end{align*}

The average coil circumference is $2\pi \cdot {{d}\over{2}}$:

\begin{align*} H \cdot 2\pi \cdot {{d}\over{2}} &= N\cdot I \end{align*}

Therefore, the magnetic field strength in the toroidel coil is \begin{align*} H &= {{N\cdot I}\over{ \pi \cdot d }} \end{align*}

Similarly, the magnetic field strength $H$ in the distance $r$ to a single conductor with the current $I$ can be derived. In this situation the result is:

\begin{align*} H &= {{I}\over{ 2\pi \cdot r }} \end{align*}

Task 3.2.3 magnetic voltage

Abb. 10: different trajectories around current-carrying conductors electrical_engineering_2:task3magneticfieldcurrentflowingconductor.png

Given are the adjacent closed trajectories in the magnetic field of current-carrying conductors (see Abbildung 10). Let $I_1 = 2A$ and $I_2 = 4.5A$ be valid.

In each case, the magnetic voltage $V_m$ along the drawn path is sought.

Goals

After this lesson, you should:

  1. know the force law for current-carrying conductors.
  2. Be able to determine the direction of the forces using given current directions and, if applicable, flux density.
  3. be able to represent the acting force vectors in a sketch.
  4. be able to determine a force vector by superimposing several force vectors using vector calculus.
  5. be able to state the following quantities for a force vector:
    1. Force vector in coordinate representation
    2. magnitude of the force vector
    3. Angle of the force vector

In the last subchapter the field effect on a magnet caused by currents was analyzed. Now, the field acting onto currents will get deeper investigation. In order to do so, the effect between two parallel conductors has to be examined closer. The experiment consists of a part $l$ of two very long1) conductors with the differenct currents $I_1, I_2$ in the distance $r$ (see Abbildung 14).

Abb. 14: Forces between two Conductors electrical_engineering_2:twoconductors.png

When no current is flowing through the conductors the forces er equal to zero. Once the currents flow in the same direction (e.g. $I_1>0, I_2>0$) attracting forces $\vec{F}_{12} = - \vec{F}_{21}$ appear. The force $\vec{F}_{xy}$ shall be the force on the conductor $x$ caused by conductor $y$. In the following the force $\vec{F}_{12}$ on the conductor $1$ will be examined.

The following is detectable:

  1. $|\vec{F}_{12}| \sim I_1$, $|\vec{F}_{12}| \sim I_2$ : The stronger each current, the stronger the force $F_{12}$.
  2. $|\vec{F}_{12}| \sim l$ : As longer the conductor length $l$, as stronger the force $F_{12}$ gets.
  3. $|\vec{F}_{12}| \sim {{1}\over{r}}$ : A smaller distance $r$ leads to stronger force $F_{12}$.

To summarize: \begin{align*} {F}_{12} \sim {I_1 \cdot I_2 \cdot {{l}\over{r}}} \end{align*}

The proportionality factor is arbitrarily chosen as: \begin{align*} {{{F}_{12} \cdot r} \over {I_1 \cdot I_2 \cdot {l}}} = {{\mu}\over{2\pi}} \end{align*}

Here $\mu$ is the magnetic permeability and for vacuum (vacuum permeability): \begin{align*} \mu = \mu_0 = 4\pi \cdot 10^{-7} {{Vs}\over{Am}} = 1.257 \cdot 10^{-7} {{Vs}\over{Am}} \end{align*}

This leads to: \begin{align*} |\vec{F}_{12}| = {{\mu}\over{2 \pi}} \cdot {{I_1 \cdot I_2 }\over{r}} \cdot l \end{align*}

Since we want to investigate the effect onto the current $I_1$, the following rearrangement can be done: \begin{align*} |\vec{F}_{12}| &= {{\mu}\over{2 \pi}} \cdot {{I_2 }\over{r}} \cdot I_1 \cdot l \\ |\vec{F}_{12}| &= B \cdot I_1 \cdot l \\ \end{align*}

The properties of the field from $I_2$ acting on $I_1$ is summarized to $B$ - the magnetic flux density. $B$ has the unit: \begin{align*} [B] &= {{[F]}\over{[I]\cdot[l]}} = 1 {{N}\over{Am}} = 1 {{{VAs}\over{m}}\over{Am}} = 1 {{Vs}\over{m^2}} \\ &= 1 T \quad\quad(Tesla) \end{align*}

Task 3.3.1 magnetic Flux Density

A NdFeB-magnet can show a magnetic flux density up to $1.2 T$ on the surface. How much current $I$ does single conductor need to have in order to get the same number in the distance of $d=1mm$?

Goals

After this lesson, you should:

  1. be able to represent the vectors of the magnetic flux density in a sketch when several current-carrying conductors are specified.
  2. be able to determine the resulting vector of magnetic flux density by superimposing several vectors using vector calculus.
  3. Be able to determine the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetostatic field by applying the force law for current-carrying conductors in a magnetic field:
    1. Force vector in coordinate representation
    2. magnitude of the force vector
    3. Angle of the force vector

Please have a look at the contents (text, videos, exercises) on the page of the KIT-Brückenkurs >> 4.2.3 Lorentz-Kraft. Make sure that „Total“ is selected in the selection bar at the top. The last part on „Magnetic field with matter“ can be skipped.

Goals

After this lesson, you should:

  1. know the two field-describing quantities of the magnetostatic field.
  2. be able to describe and apply the relationship between these two quantities via the material law.
  3. know the classification of magnetic materials.
  4. be able to read the relevant data from a magnetisation characteristic curve.

Force effect on dia- and paramagnetic materials in the magnetic field.

A living frog („diamagnet“) floats in a very strong magnetic field

Explanation of the hysteresis curve

Nice illustration of magnetization and demagnetization of soft magnetic material.

Wandering magnetic domains in a ferromagnetic material (from [email protected]).

Task 1

1. Which hand can be used to infer magnetic field direction from currents?
2. In the derivation from 1. how are the fingers to be assigned?
3. Two conductors carrying current are parallel and close to each other. The current in both is flowing in the same direction. What force effect is seen?
4. Two conductors carrying current are at right angles to each other. Current flows through both of them. What force effect can be seen?
5. What is the magnetic field inside the earth or a permanent magnet?
6. At which location of a current-carrying coil are the field lines densest?
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