Question

A 4-79 permalloy solenoid coil needs to produce a minimum inductance of 1.1 . If the maximum allowed current is 4 , how many turns are required in a wire 2 long? The maximum permeability of the 4-79 permalloy is 200,000. The magnetic permeability of vacuum is = 410. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.)

Answer 1

The related concept to solve this exercise is given in the expressions that the magnetic field has both as a function of the number of loops, current and length, as well as inductance and permeability. The first expression could be given as,

The magnetic field H is given as,

$H = \frac{nI}{l}$

Here,

n = Number of turns of the coil

I = Current that flows in the coil

l = Length of the coil

From the above equation, the number of turns of the coil is,

$n = \frac{Hl}{I}$

The magnetic field is again given by,

$H = \frac{B}{\mu_t}$

Where the minimum inductance produced by the solenoid coil is B.

We have to obtain n, that

$n = \dfrac{\frac{B}{\mu_t}l}{I}$

Replacing with our values we have that,

$n = \dfrac{\frac{1.1Wb/m^2 }{200000}(2m)}{4mA}$

$n = \dfrac{(\frac{1.1Wb/m^2 }{200000})(\frac{10^4 guass}{1Wb/m^2})(2m)}{4mA(\frac{10^{-3}A}{1mA})}$

$n = 27.5 \approx 28$

Therefore the number of turn required is 28Truns