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The document outlines the applications and principles of electromagnets, including their use in cranes, doorbells, relays, transformers, and Maglev trains. It explains the function of relay circuits in protecting electrical systems and describes how they operate using a coil, armature, and contacts. Additionally, it includes links to videos for further understanding and questions for self-assessment.

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The document outlines the applications and principles of electromagnets, including their use in cranes, doorbells, relays, transformers, and Maglev trains. It explains the function of relay circuits in protecting electrical systems and describes how they operate using a coil, armature, and contacts. Additionally, it includes links to videos for further understanding and questions for self-assessment.

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APPLICATIONS OF

ELECTROMAGNETS
OBJECTIVES
► By the end of this lesson the student should :
1. Review electromagnets

2. Describe the circuit of an electric bell

3. Explain a relay circuit and its use


Uses of electromagnets
1. Cranes in scrap yards

2. Door bells and Buzzers


3. Relays
4. Transformers
5. Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Trains
6. Speakers and Headphones
► ELECTRIC BELL- VIDEO LINK
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-PHo156U4
► Electric bell circuit
RELAY CIRCUITS
► The primary purpose of a relay is to protect the electrical system
from too high of a voltage or current, allowing the safe operation of
any equipment it connects to.

► Relays are used to make things safer. For example, the starter motor
in a car uses a high current and needs thick wires for the current to
flow through. A relay is used in a car so that the driver does not have
to touch any part of the circuit that has a high current.
► RELAY CIRCUIT ANIMATION- VIDEO LINK

► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca20ktPygY8
Description of the Relay Circuit
❑ Inside a relay, you will find a coil, a set of input terminals, and
operating contact terminals.
❑ The coil is energized by a control signal, creating a magnetic
field.
❑ This magnetic field moves an armature, which opens or closes
the contacts.
❑ The contacts then either complete or break the circuit, allowing
or stopping the flow of electricity.
Description of the Relay Circuit

❑ Relays also include a spring to return the armature


to its original position when the coil is
de-energized. This simple mechanism enables
precise control of high-power circuits using
low-power signals.
► Armature: In a relay circuit, the armature is the
movable, ferromagnetic part that responds to the
magnetic field generated by the electromagnet,
moving to open or close the contacts and thus
controlling the circuit.
CAR STARTER-ANIMATION- VIDEO LINK

► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsl5r34lCI
Car starter circuit schema
Car starter circuit
► CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1. How can you make an electromagnet?

2. What can you use to show the magnetic field around an electromagnet?

3. What are three ways to make an electromagnet stronger?

4. Give one useful difference between electromagnets and permanent

magnets?

5. Why is an electromagnet stronger if it has an iron core?


► CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
6. What other materials would be good for making the core so that the

electromagnet is strong?
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