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An
Induction coil or "spark coil" (
archaism known as a
Ruhmkorff coil) is a type of disruptive discharge coil. It is a passive electrical device used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage Direct current supply.
Description
An induction coil consists of two coils of insulated copper wire wound around a common iron core. One coil, called the
primary, is made using tens or hundreds of turns of coarse wire. The other coil, called the
secondary, typically consists of many thousands of turns of fine wire. In operation, an electric current is passed through the primary, creating a magnetic field. Because of the common core, most of the primary's magnetic field also couples to the secondary winding. The primary behaves as an inductor, storing energy in the associated magnetic field. When the primary current is suddenly interrupted, the magnetic field rapidly collapses. This causes a
high voltage pulse to be developed across the secondary terminals through electromagnetic induction. Because of the large number of turns in the secondary coil, the secondary voltage pulse is typically many thousands of
volts. This voltage is often sufficient to cause an
electrical discharge, or spark, to jump across an air gap separating the secondary's output terminals. For this reason, induction coils were sometimes called spark coils. Most induction coils utilized a magnetically activated vibrating to rapidly connect and break current flowing into the primary coil.
The term "
Induction coil" is also used for a coil carrying high-frequency
Alternating current and intended to induce eddy currents to heat objects placed in the interior of the coil, such as in induction heating or zone melting.
History
The induction coil was discovered during early experiments with electricity, by Nicholas Callan in 1836 at the
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and further refined by Heinrich Ruhmkorff and others. Induction coils were used to provide high voltage used for early
gas discharge,
Crookes tube, and X-ray research. They were also used to provide entertainment (such as lighting
Geissler tubes) and to drive small "shocking coils" and
Violet ray devices used in quack medicine.A type of disruptive discharge coil remains in common use as the
ignition coil or "
spark coil" in the
ignition system of internal combustion engines. A smaller version is used to trigger the xenon flash lamps used in cameras and
strobe lights. They were used by
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz to demonstrate electromagnetic waves existed, as predicted by
James Clerk Maxwell, and by Nikola Tesla and
Guglielmo Marconi in early wireless telegraphy. They were supplanted in wireless or radio work by vacuum tubes by 1920.
Early patents
- The induction-coil, instead of being made movable upon the magnet
- This compound coil is made like any ordinary induction-coil
- The inner end of the induction-coil are surrounded by the prime coil
- The induction-coil consists of a metallic conductor, copper is generally preferred
- Energizing the primary wire of the induction-coil, the iron core becomes magnetized
- Making use of an induction-coil
- a split-coil improvement (1903).
- Induction coil comprising a soft iron core (Mar 5, 1913)
See also
Further reading
- Norrie, H. S., "Induction Coils: How to Make, Use, and Repair Them". Norman H. Schneider, 1907, New York. 4th edition.
- Faraday M (1834): Experimental researches on electricity, 7th series. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. (Lond.) 124: 77-122.
External links
- Battery powered Driver circuit for Induction Coils
- The Cathode Ray Tube site
An
Induction coil or "spark coil" (archaism known as a
Ruhmkorff coil) is a type of
disruptive discharge coil. It is a passive electrical device used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage Direct current supply.
Description
An induction coil consists of two coils of insulated copper wire wound around a common iron core. One coil, called the
primary, is made using tens or hundreds of turns of coarse wire. The other coil, called the
secondary, typically consists of many thousands of turns of fine wire. In operation, an electric current is passed through the primary, creating a magnetic field. Because of the common core, most of the primary's magnetic field also couples to the secondary winding. The primary behaves as an inductor, storing energy in the associated magnetic field. When the primary current is suddenly interrupted, the magnetic field rapidly collapses. This causes a
high voltage pulse to be developed across the secondary terminals through
electromagnetic induction. Because of the large number of turns in the secondary coil, the secondary voltage pulse is typically many thousands of volts. This voltage is often sufficient to cause an electrical discharge, or spark, to jump across an air gap separating the secondary's output terminals. For this reason, induction coils were sometimes called spark coils. Most induction coils utilized a magnetically activated vibrating to rapidly connect and break current flowing into the primary coil.
The term "
Induction coil" is also used for a coil carrying high-frequency
Alternating current and intended to induce eddy currents to heat objects placed in the interior of the coil, such as in induction heating or
zone melting.
History
The induction coil was discovered during early experiments with electricity, by
Nicholas Callan in 1836 at the
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and further refined by Heinrich Ruhmkorff and others. Induction coils were used to provide high voltage used for early gas discharge, Crookes tube, and
X-ray research. They were also used to provide entertainment (such as lighting
Geissler tubes) and to drive small "shocking coils" and
Violet ray devices used in
quack medicine.A type of disruptive discharge coil remains in common use as the ignition coil or "
spark coil" in the
ignition system of internal combustion engines. A smaller version is used to trigger the
xenon flash lamps used in cameras and
strobe lights. They were used by
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz to demonstrate electromagnetic waves existed, as predicted by James Clerk Maxwell, and by Nikola Tesla and
Guglielmo Marconi in early wireless telegraphy. They were supplanted in wireless or radio work by
vacuum tubes by 1920.
Early patents
- The induction-coil, instead of being made movable upon the magnet
- This compound coil is made like any ordinary induction-coil
- The inner end of the induction-coil are surrounded by the prime coil
- The induction-coil consists of a metallic conductor, copper is generally preferred
- Energizing the primary wire of the induction-coil, the iron core becomes magnetized
- Making use of an induction-coil
- a split-coil improvement (1903).
- Induction coil comprising a soft iron core (Mar 5, 1913)
See also
- Spark gap transmitter
- Transformer
- Tesla coil
- Ignition coil
Further reading
- Norrie, H. S., "Induction Coils: How to Make, Use, and Repair Them". Norman H. Schneider, 1907, New York. 4th edition.
- Faraday M (1834): Experimental researches on electricity, 7th series. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. (Lond.) 124: 77-122.
External links
- Battery powered Driver circuit for Induction Coils
- The Cathode Ray Tube site
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