29 Main Ideas
Concept Map
Concept Trailer
Key Terms
- electric generator
- a device for converting mechanical work into electric energy; it induces an emf by rotating a coil in a magnetic field
- electromagnetic induction
- the process of inducing an emf (voltage) with a change in magnetic flux
henry
the unit of inductance; 1H=1Ω⋅s
- inductance
- a property of a device describing how efficient it is at inducing emf in another device
- induction
- (magnetic induction) the creation of emfs and hence currents by magnetic fields
- transformer
a device that transforms voltages from one value to another using induction
More terms can be found in the textbook, chapter 23.
