Effect of Battery Voltage on Output

Effect of Battery Voltage on OutputAndy NguyenTable of Contents1.0 Introduction1.1 Theory freshen up1.2 Hypothesis1.3 Materials Risk Assessment3.0 Results and compend4.0 Discussion5.0 Conclusion6.0 Appendix1.0 IntroductionThe homopolar motor device or also known as unipolar motors are comm further apply in ein truthday society. For example, it can be related to an electric circuit in cars or in mellow tortuosity wind turbines. But in this case, the homopolar motor consists of an AA bombardment, copper electrify and a neodymium attractive feature. The aim of this experiment whole using this setup is to see how the emf of the battery affects the number of dates the cable revolves around the battery and magnet. It was hypothesised that the bigger the potential or battery, the longer it took to revolve around the battery as sizing is determining the current output.1.1 Theory ReviewThe magnet used in this experiment is called a Neodymium also known as Neodymium-iron-boron. Thi s is a obsolescent earth magnet and is stronger than the average magnet. It has a high resistance to demagnetization and its energy content level is high. If these magnets are not care plentifuly stored or used properly, it can arouse major effects on the magnet such as corroding or caught on fire if used in high temperatures. Like any other magnet, the Neodymium magnet has a North and South Pole and depending on which side its used, it affects the direction in which the electrify is rotating.Alkaline batteries are commonly used to make an electric device work. It contains chemical energy which then converts to electrical energy when placed in a device such as remotes and toys. An alkaline battery contains to electrodes, anode and cathode. Anode is an electrode through which electric current bleeds into a negatively polarized electrical device. A cathode is when the electrode flows out of the positively polarized electrical device.When electricity is run through a loop or coil of wire, the electricity has passed through a magnetic field, refer to appendix 3. The Neodymium magnet has both North and South Pole which attracts and repels the current flowing through the rotor consequently creating a constant torque which leads to the loop of wire spinning. This insistent attracting and repelling can go on continuously as long as a stable current goes through it.To find out how the rung of the wire affects the speed of the revolutions, angulate velocity must be found. Angular velocity can be considered as a vector quantity thus this unit is measured in radians per second. The formula for angulate speed isWhere is the revolutions per minute and is the time taken in seconds. The formula is then multiplied by for the full circular motion unit for a circle is measured in radians.Polarisation is when the charges inside a particular object is split and separated into severally ends away from their distinctive other. A magnet for example, when polarised has two poles, where one end of the pole consists of positive charges whilst the other end will consist of negative charges. This supposition determines the direction at which objects rotate.1.2 HypothesisIt was hypothesised that the bigger the universal gas constant of the wire, the slower the angulate speed will be. But as the voltage is increased using the equivalent radius, the angular velocity of the copper wire will increase. Increasing the copper wire to a bigger radius and changing the voltage of the battery would have an effect on the speed of the revolutions. This should be due to the copper wire having to travel around a larger battery which means more time for the wire to revolve.1.3 Materials1.5 Volt Alkaline battery Neodymium magnet Copper wire Pliers Smart phone1.4 Safety Risk AssessmentThe only hazard from this experiment is the possibility of being poked by the wire, having a slight burn on your fingers from the heated wires or to jam your fingers in between magnets. T o hold on this from happening, there must be a lot of caution when handling the experiment, such as being alert where the wires are and not holding on to the wire for too long, as it may cause burn and also to keep all magnetic objects away from the neodymium magnet, as it is a very strong magnet and can jam your finger between objects or a sharp object.2.0 MethodExperiment measuring how radius (r) and voltage (v) affects angular speedPlace the neodymium magnet on a flat surfacePlace the negative (flat end) of the AAA battery onto the neodymium magnet.Use pliers to cut the wire to appropriate length.Mould and bend copper wire so that wire has a radius of 2cm from centre and make the two ends of the wire spiral down the battery and touch the magnet.The copper wire will move in a circular motion when the ends of the wire touch the magnet, drop off with smart phone.Review recording in slow motion and measure revolutions/minute.Repeat steps 2-6 for radii 3cm and 4cm.Repeat steps 2-7 for AA and D batteries.Refer to Appendix 2 for picture of experiment.3.0 Results and AnalysisFigure 1 Figure 2In figure 1, it shows that 1V (blue) and 1.5v (red) has a correlation with one another as a expiry of their respected lines almost being parallel. This is due to the two wires having almost the same voltage from the battery which would mean that the rpm would almost be the same.3.1 Error AnalysisTable one show the result of the three different sized radiis that was moulded to find the angular speed. A number of three trials were conducted to ensure that the results that were assumption were not abnormal and were sin little. Each trial went for 60 seconds each and the averages of the speed were calculated. In each trial, a margin of 1 was used since the copper wire stopped halfway or not completing the rotation. As shown in table 1, it is clear that the bigger the radius of the wire, the slower the angular velocity. The difference is only slight because of the small differ ence in the radius of the wire.4.0 DiscussionThe results of the experiment support the hypothesis that, when the radius of wire was widened, the slower the revolutions per minute. But when it came to increasing the voltage of the battery, there was an increase in revolutions per minute. By using the same radii that were used in the previous experiment for the AAA battery, the speed is increased when the AA battery was used. thence the revolutions per minute were significantly increased when using the D battery due to the amount of voltage in the D battery.From the data collected in table, angular velocity was able to be found using calculations shown in appendix 1. When the three batteries are compared, it is clear that as the battery voltage is increased, the faster the angular velocity. Even though increasing the radius of the wire affects the speed, it still supports the hypothesis that as the voltage is increased, the faster the angular velocity will be. As expected, the larger the amount of volts the battery discharges, the more current flows through the copper wire, causing it to have a higher revolution per minute rate. The greater the current flow the larger the magnetic field that is produced around the wire, and more force is produced to act upon making the wire spin.The copper wire that was used was incredibly thin so there was not a lot of contact with the battery or the magnet. Since the wire is thin, there is a small path in which the current flows in which only give the electrons to flow in a straight line. If the wire was thicker and bigger in diameter, then there would be less resistance since the electrons would be able to flow freely. Since the batteries have a significantly low resistance, the electrons are free to flow easily through the thin copper wire. Therefore the promoter of the resistance can be excluded when measuring the angular speed.With the data collected, it was used to make a graph which showed the relationship between the v olts of the battery and the angular speed. The erect lines on the graph represent the margin error of 1 since the wire did not complete the full revolution. Other possible errors that could have occurred while accumulation this data was the rounding error, to minimize large numbers, two significant figures were used.Copper wire doze offs conductivity after each consecutive trial without cutting the ends off. With the uncovering of this possible error, cut the end bit of copper wire so that the conductivity would be the same each time which would make the results as accurate and precise as possible. Another possible source or error for this experiment is if the wire fell off the battery halfway through its rotations and/or if the ends of the copper wire lost direct contact to the magnet and slowed down during its rotations. These possible sources of error could be prevented by creating a slight dent on the battery to create a little hole for the wire to sit comfortably on and to create a solid spiral down the battery so that the ends dont become loose and lose contact with the magnet. So that the results could be as precise as possible, because if the ends of the copper wire lose contact with the magnet, it loses the velocity and momentum and would slow down, and thus affects the rpm. Another possible source of error is drainage of the battery after consecutive trials causing less voltage to flow into the wire thus affecting its angular velocity, this could be prevented by using a power pack instead of battery.5.0 ConclusionIn conclusion, the results that were gathered supported the hypothesis that even with a larger radius, when increasing the voltage of the battery, the angular speed is increased. As the results show that the D battery, although larger radius than the AA battery, still had twice the amount of revolutions per minute because it had twice the amount of voltage.6.0 AppendixAppendix 1Using the formula for angular speedAppendix 2Appendix 3Appen dix 4