Glossary for Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
This text highlights key terms important for the study of induced Emf & magnetic flux; Faraday’s law of induction: Lenz’s law; motional Emf; Eddy currents and magnetic damping; electric generators; back Emf; transformers; electrical safety: systems and devices; inductance; RL circuits; and reactance, inductive & capacitive. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- glossary
- back emf
- capacitive reactance
- characteristic time constant
- eddy current
- electric generator
- electromagnetic induction
- emf induced in a generator coil
- energy stored in an inductor
- Faraday's law of induction
- henry
- impedance
- inductance
- induction
- inductive reactance
- inductor
- Lenz's law
- magnetic damping
- magnetic flux
- mutual inductance
- peak emf
- phase angle
- power factor
- resonant frequency
- self-inductance
- shock hazard
- step-down transformer
- step-up transformer
- thermal hazard
- three-wise system
- transformer
- transformer equation