INDEX CONTENTS AIM APPARATUS THEORY & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM PROCEDURE OBSERVATION RESULT PRECAUTIONS SOURCES OF ERRORSAIM:- To study the factor on which the self inductance of a coil depends by observing the effect of this coil, when put in series with a resistor (bulb) in a circuit fed up by an A.C. source of adjustable frequency. APPARATUS:- A coil of large turns, a.c. source of adjustable frequency, an electrical bulb, (6V) a.c. ammeter of suitable range rheostat, a soft iron rod, one way key, connecting wires etc.THEORY:- Self inductance is the property of a coil which opposes the change in current through it. The self inductance of a coil (long solenoid) is L = Howe Nea l where u, = Relative magnetic permeability of magnetic material, u Hy = —— " Ho N = Total number of turns in solenoid A = Area of cross-section of solenoid 1 = length of solenoid.Hence, the self inductance depends upon: 1. No. of turns (N), La N? 1 2. Geometry of coil, La A, La rj 3. Nature of core material, Lau When an inductor is connected in series with a resistor (bulb) with a variable source of frequency, then current flowing in the bulb is Ll _ Erms rms Z Where Z= JR? + wl? = Impedance of the a.c. circuit. Here R = Resistance of the bulb L= Self inductance of coil @ = 2rf = Angular frequency of a.c. source.The brightness of bulb i.e., Heat generated in the bulb is H=!12,,Zt H Paw = Task P= PVR? + w 12 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:- <1 |}[_ WA key + — rheostatePROCEDURE:- 1. Make all connections as shown in the circuit diagram. 2. Switch on the a.c. supply & adjust the current in the circuit by using the variable resistor ( R,, ). 3. Record the current in a.c. ammeter & see the brightness of bulb. 4. Now, put the soft iron rod inside the conductor core & record the current in a.c. ammeter & again check the brightness of bulb. The current & brightness both decreases. 5. Now, switch off the supply & decrease the frequency of a.c. source (say 50 Hz).6. Again switch on the supply & adjust the current in circuit at same constant voltage 6V by using the rheostat. Note the current in ammeter & brightness of bulb. The current & brightness both will increase. 7. Again insert the iron rod in the core of coil & note the current & brightness. The current & brightness both decreases. 8. Repeat the steps 5, 6 and 7 for different frequency of a.c. source. OBSERVATIONS:- 1. Least count of ammeter = 0.05 A. 2. Zero error of ammeter = 0 A. 3. Range of ammeter =0-5A.Frequency |Current in Current in of applied |ammeter ammeter with voltage without iron |iron rod in (Hz) rod in coil (A) | coil (A) 60 2 1.8 50 2.5 2.3 40 2.9 2.6 30 3.4 3.25 (200 4.1 4 RESULT:- 1. The current in the circuit decrease on inserting the iron rod in the core of coil at constant frequency of applied voltage & brightness of bulb decreases & vice-versa.2. The current in the circuit increases on decreasing the frequency of applied voltage & vice-versa. Therefore, the brightness of bulb increases. PRECAUTIONS:- 1. The coil should have large number of turns. 2. Current should be passed for a small time to avoid the heating effect. SOURCES OF ERRORS:- 1. The resistance of circuit may increase slightly due to heating effect of current. 2. There may be eddy current in soft iron coil.Applications of Self-Inductance There are many applications of self inductance, one of the major ones being a tesla coil, What is a tesla coil A Tesla coil is a radio frequency oscillator that drives the air-core double-tuned resonant transformer to produce high voltages with low currents.