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.