Question

Calculate the value of induced emf between the ends of an axle of a railway carriage 1.75 m long traveling on level ground with a uniform velocity of 50 km per hour. The vertical component of Earth’s magnetic field (B_v) is given to be 5 × 10^-5T.

Answer 1

Data: l = 1.75 m, v = 50 km/h = 50 × \(\frac{5}{18}\) m/s.
B_v = 5 × 10^-5 T
The area swept out by the wing per unit time = 1v.
∴ The magnetic flux cut by the wing per unit time
= \(\frac{d \Phi_{\mathrm{m}}}{d t}\) = B_v(lv)
=(5 × 10^-5)(1.75)(50 × \(\frac{5}{18}\))= 121.5 × 10^-5
= 1.215 mWb/s
Therefore, the magnitude of the induced emf,
|e| =1.215 mV