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These texts generally attribute the minus sign to Lenz’s law, but many of them do not even<br />

graphically depict a coil with labeled terminals. It is impossible to describe the polarity of a<br />

voltage of a coil if there are no terminals or if the terminals are not distinguished from one<br />

another; this can lead to considerable confusion. Even if polarities are stated, greater confusion<br />

can result when trying to apply Equation (2.4) to electrical machines because Lenz’s law is stated<br />

in terms of current and the polarity convention for current depends on whether the machine is<br />

taken to be a motor or a generator. Equation (2.4) is for a generator sign convention. Since this<br />

report concerns only motors, the motor sign convention will be defined shortly. Lenz’s law could<br />

be stated as follows:<br />

When the flux linkage in a coil of wire changes, it will induce an EMF whose magnitude is given<br />

by Faraday’s law. The polarity of the EMF is such that—if the coil were shunted by a resistance—<br />

a current would flow in the direction required to generate a flux that would counter the change in<br />

flux linkage that induced the EMF in the first place.<br />

To understand these two laws, examine the “classic” demonstration circuit with two terminals<br />

shown in Figure 2.8. The vertical conductor is a movable rod that maintains continuous contact<br />

with the horizontal conductors. The entire circuit is taken to be of zero resistance; the external<br />

resistor connected to the terminals exists only so that a current can flow in the circuit (this is<br />

required since Lenz’s law is specified in terms of the direction of current). The circuit is<br />

contained in a plane that is perpendicular to a B field that is constant in both time and space.<br />

Figure 2.8 – Demonstration of Faraday & Lentz laws; generator.<br />

Using conventional current (as opposed to electron current), the “right hand rule” for a coil states<br />

that if the fingers of the right hand point or curl in the direction of current, the MMF produced<br />

will be in the direction of the thumb. The magnetic axis of the coil (sometimes denoted μ) is then<br />

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