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Just as a current flowing through a wire will produce a magnetic field, so a wire moving through a magnetic field will have a current flowing through it. This is called electromagnetic induction and the current in the wire is called induced current. A stationary wire in the presence of a changing magnetic field also has an induced current. A changing magnetic field can be produced either by moving a magnet near to the stationary wire or by using alternating current. A stationary wire in a magnetic field which is not changing will have no current induced in it. You will sometimes see this effect described as induced voltage. Strictly speaking, you will only get an induced current in the wire if it is part of a complete circuit. A wire which is unconnected at both ends will have a difference in voltage between the ends (a potential difference) but current can only flow when the wire is in a circuit. Induced current is used in electricity generation and Transformers.

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There is no such thing as an 'induced current', only an 'induced voltage'. Current will flow only if the conductor into which the voltage is induced forms part of a closed circuit.

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Why current lead voltage in coil?

because a coil is an inductor,for current leads voltage in an inductorAnswerIt doesn't! Current lags voltage in a coil. In a purely-inductive circuit, the current lags the supply voltage by 90 degrees. The reason for this is 'self inductance'. Whenever a current changes, a voltage is induced into the coil which opposes that change in current. The maximum self-induced voltage occurs when the rate of change in current is greatest. The greatest positive rate of change of a.c. current occurs when that current is passing through the zero axis of its waveform, so the greatest (negative) induced voltage occurs at thatsame point, which is one-quarter of the wavelength, or 90 degrees. In accordance with Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, the supply voltage must be in antiphase with the induced voltage. So when the peak induced voltage is negative, the peak applied voltage must be positive. Or, to put it another way, the peak value of the applied voltage must occur 90 degrees before the peak value of the current -so the current lags the applied voltage by 90 degrees.


Why current lag and potemtial lead in an inductor.?

because of flux produced in coil of inducterAnswerThe potential difference (not 'potential') induced into a pure inductive component is proportional to the rate of change of current. The greatest rate of change of current occurs when the current waveform passes through zero (i.e. is at its steepest angle). So the voltage is maximum when the current is passing through zero -which means that the current is lagging the voltage by 90 degrees.


What is the difference between a voltage converter and a voltage regulator?

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What is the emf induced at zero field current.and what does it signify?

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What is the difference between voltage output of a battery and the voltage across each DC bulb in a series circuit?

Exactly...you answered your own question. Each DC bulb will drop voltage according to its resistance and the amount of current it draws.

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Difference between back EMF and induced EMF?

An induced electromotive force (emf) is an induced voltage. Voltage (emf) causes current flow, and this induced voltage will cause a current that is called the induced current.We might also add that the induced current will cause a magnetic field to expand about the current path, and this field will "sweep" the conductor. The sweeping of the conductor by that expanding magnetic field will set up an emf that will oppose the emf that was creating it.CommentTechnically, there is no such thing as an 'induced current'. It is voltage that is induced. Any current flows as a result of that induced voltage being applied to a load. But that current is certainly NOT induced!


Is induced voltage and induced currrent the same?

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What determines whether an induced current is a direct current or an alternating current?

There is no such thing as an 'induced current'. What is 'induced' is a voltage. The direction of the induced voltage is determined by the direction of the changing current that induces that voltage, because the induced voltage will always act to oppose that change in current. So, if the current is increasing, then the direction of the induced voltage will act to opposethe increase in current. If the current is decreasing, then the direction of the induced voltage will act to sustainthat current.


Who formulated a law for determining the direction of the induced current in a conductor?

There is no such thing as an 'induced current'. What is 'induced' is a voltage. If the conductor into which that voltage is induced forms a complete circuit, then a current will result. But it's the voltage that's induced, NOT the current! The direction of the induced voltage is explained by Lenz's Law which, in simple terms, tells us that the direction of the inducted voltage is always such that it will oppose the change in current that causes it. So the induced voltage will oppose any increase in current, but will act in the same direction as a reduction in current.


Do you add electrical supply voltage and induced voltage of a coil to get total voltage on the coil?

The induced voltage acts to oppose any change in current that is causing it. So, if the current is increasing, then the induced voltage will act in the opposite direction to the supply voltage; if the current is decreasing, then the induced voltage will act in the same direction as the supply voltage.


Is flow of induced current necessary when induces emf is being produced?

There is no such thing as an 'induced current'. Voltages are induced, not currents. If a voltage is self-induced into a coil, then that voltage will oppose any change in current. If a voltage is mutually-induced into a separate coil, no current will flow unless that coil is connected to a load.


What are the reasons why a current is induced in a coil?

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When can voltage be induced but not current?

"Induced" is the verb you are looking for. A current is induced in the secondary circuit by the current in the first changing, provided both conductors are close enough for the driving current's electro-magnetic field to enclose the second conductor. Note that word "changing". Direct current produces a field but that remains constant and does not induce a secondary current, as a.c. does.


Is flow of induce current necessary when induce emf is being produce?

There is no such thing as an 'induced current'. Voltages are induced, not currents. If a voltage is self-induced into a coil, then that voltage will oppose any change in current. If a voltage is mutually-induced into a separate coil, no current will flow unless that coil is connected to a load.


How was current produce or induced?

Current can be induced in a conductor through electromagnetic induction, where a changing magnetic field causes a flow of electric current. This can be achieved by moving a magnet near a conductor or by varying the current in one nearby. Alternatively, current can be produced by a voltage source such as a battery or generator that creates a potential difference to drive the flow of electrons.


What is produced first current or voltage?

current flows as a result of potential difference i.e. in a circuit if there is no voltage difference between two points, no current can flow between those two points. So voltage has to be produced first.


What is the difference between impressed voltage and induced voltage?

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