Item No.: CO4204-4A

Course Electrical engineering 4: Magnetism/electromagnetism

Includes:

  • 1 Experiment card with 7 specific circuits
  • Transformer with removable iron core
  • Compass needle for investigating magnetic fields
  • Electromagnetic components: reed switches, Hall switches and relays
  • Storage case
  • Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

  • Explanation of the phenomenon of magnetism
  • Identification of magnetic materials
  • Listing examples for the use of magnetic materials in electrical engineering
  • Introduction to and explanation of the terms magnetic poles, magnetic fields, field lines and field intensity
  • Investigating the magnetic field of a current-carrying conductor
  • Investigating the magnetic field of a coil (with air, with iron core)
  • Introduction to and explanation of the term electromagnetic induction
  • Investigating the switch-on and switch-off response of an inductor
  • Lorentz force
  • Design and function of a transformer
  • Investigating the effect of an iron core on the transmission response of a transformer
  • Determining the transmission ratio of a transformer by measurement
  • Measuring the response of a transformer to various loads
  • Design of electromagnetic components: relays, reed switches
  • Experimental demonstration of the function of relays and reed switches
  • Experimental investigation of application circuits using electromagnetic components: control circuits with latching, Hall sensors
  • Course duration 4 h approx.