Generator Experiment

Last week during class we did an interesting generator experiment. Our assignment was to measure the voltage produced shaking an old flashlight. We hooked up the equipment to lab view and became working. Fortunately this week there were no complications with the program. When the generator was shaken weakly it produced very little voltage. When shaken vigorously the voltage produced was much higher.  Our data shows that the voltage increases the higher the number of shakes. This experiment was an example of Faradays Law  which states that “any change in the magnetic environment of a coil of wire will cause a voltage to be induced in a coil”. Whether the movement was small or large there was always something produced. The magnet that was in the generator was what produced the voltage. When I was shaking it I could easily feel it clicking back and forth throughout the flashlight. This force of producing energy is just a minor example of how we can use energy such as wind or water on much larger levels.

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Our Data.

1st run            2nd run           3rd run

85 shakes      145 shakes   245 shakes
0.0238               0.06229        0.06229
-5.51876         -0.16865               0.0238
0.21625           6.46446                 0.04946
0.03663          -0.02752               -0.04035
0.38304          -0.06601                -0.02752
-0.00186          0.12644               0.03663
-5.53159          -0.00186              -0.04035
-5.53159         0.03663                0.01097
0.11361            0.08795                -0.89996
0.03663            0.07512                -0.16865
6.51578            1.14001                 -0.01469
0.17776           -3.72256                0.03663
-0.00186          6.37465                0.07512
0.57549             1.0502                   1.67887
-0.01469            6.52861              -0.04035
0.06229            0.30606                6.47729
-5.54442           -0.02752              -5.57008
-0.2328             0.17776                 -0.02752
-0.01469            6.38748                0.19059
0.04946            -0.04035               -0.1045
0.03663           0.52417                -0.01469
-0.02752           6.54144               0.06229
0.07512           6.57993                 0.10078
-0.02752          0.67813               -0.00186
-0.01469           0.04946                0.22908
0.0238             0.06229                  -0.04035
0.04946            0.03663                 0.01097
0.06229            -0.02752                0.49851

8 thoughts on “Generator Experiment

  1. crhannon37

    The picture of the set-up is really good, it makes it easier to understand and imagine what the experiment looked like and how it worked along with your description. I also liked how you referred to Faraday and what we talked about in class, bringing all of it together and making it meaningful.

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