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4.5.5 The d.c. motor

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An electric toy car is powered by an electric motor and a rechargeable battery.

a.

The electric motor consists of a current-carrying coil in a magnetic field. The manufacturer wants to increase the turning effect of the coil to make the toy car accelerate faster.

State three ways of increasing the turning effect of the coil.

  1. _____________________________________

  2. _____________________________________

  3. _____________________________________

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b.

The toy car can drive both forwards and backwards. State what must happen to the current in the coil to reverse the direction of rotation.

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c.

The battery is charged by plugging it into a mains transformer. The primary voltage VpV_pVp​ of the transformer is 240 V240\text{ V}240 V and the secondary voltage VsV_sVs​ is 12 V12\text{ V}12 V.

The number of turns on the primary coil NpN_pNp​ is 320032003200 turns.

Calculate the number of turns on the secondary coil, NsN_sNs​.

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