Question

A thin iron ring with mean diameter d = 50 cm supports a winding consisting of N = 800 turns carrying current I = 3.0 A. The ring has a cross-cut of width b = 2.0 mm. Neglecting the scattering of the magnetic flux at the gap edges, and using the plot shown in Fig. 3.76, find the permeability of iron under these conditions.

Answer 1

From the theorem on circulation of vector H.

where B is in Tesla and H in kA/m. Besides, B and H are interrelated as in the Fig. 3.76 of the text. Thus we have to solve for B, H graphically by simultaneously drawing the two curves (the hysterisis curve and the straight line, given above) and find the point of intersection. It is at