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3. Magnetics<br />

What is <strong>magnetic</strong>s?<br />

A <strong>magnetic</strong> field is a field <strong>of</strong> force produced by moving <strong>electric</strong> charges, by <strong>electric</strong> <strong>fields</strong><br />

that vary in time, <strong>and</strong> by the 'intrinsic' <strong>magnetic</strong> field <strong>of</strong> elementary particles associated with<br />

the spin <strong>of</strong> the particle. There are two separate but closely related <strong>fields</strong> to which the name<br />

'<strong>magnetic</strong> field' can refer: a <strong>magnetic</strong> B field <strong>and</strong> a <strong>magnetic</strong> H field. The <strong>magnetic</strong> field at<br />

any given point is specified by both a direction <strong>and</strong> a magnitude (or strength); as such it is a<br />

vector field. The <strong>magnetic</strong> field is most commonly defined in terms <strong>of</strong> the Lorentz force it<br />

exerts on moving <strong>electric</strong> charges. 11<br />

3.1 No air gap<br />

Assume we have a square coil built up by 50 turns <strong>of</strong> copper wire (16 AWG). The length <strong>of</strong><br />

its side is 6cm. And through the wire flows a 60A current.<br />

Figure 3-1 Coil wrapped up with copper wire<br />

We will draw the field pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> its <strong>magnetic</strong> flux density <strong>and</strong> also the B- <strong>and</strong> H-field plots.<br />

3.1.1 Create a new file<br />

“File”→“New”→ “Current Flow Problem”<br />

3.1.2 Set Problem Definition<br />

Problem Type: Planar<br />

Length Units: Centimeters<br />

Frequency: 0<br />

Depth: 1<br />

Solver Precision<br />

Min Angle: 30<br />

AC Solver: Succ. Approx<br />

11 , by Rothwell <strong>and</strong> Cloud

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