Eddy Current Demonstration
Eddy Current Demonstration consists of:
- transverse fulcrum
- fulcrum bar
- baseplate with 4mm sockets for 8-12V DC and push button
- electromagnet
- aluminium damping pendulum
- aluminium non-damping pendulum
Eddy currents (also called Foucault’s currents) are loops of electrical current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field in the conductor according to Faraday’s law of induction. Eddy currents flow in closed loops within conductors, in planes perpendicular to the magnetic field.