Simply Solenoids

How many metre(s) of a thin wire is required to manufacture a solenoid of length of 1 m 1 \text{m} and self inductance L = 1 0 3 H L=10^{-3}H ?

Details and Assumption :

  • The solenoid cross sectional diameter is considerably less than its length.

Also see complex number

Picture Source File: Wikimedia Solenoid

25 1 100 10 1000

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The self inductance L L of a solenoid is given by,

L = μ 0 N 2 π r 2 l L = \mu_{0} N^{2} \pi r^{2} l (1)

Let, d d be the length of the wire needed, for a solenoid

d = 2 π r N d = 2 \pi r N

d 2 = 4 π 2 N 2 r 2 d^{2} = 4 \pi^{2} N^{2} r^{2}

d 2 4 π = π N 2 r 2 \frac{d^{2}}{4 \pi} = \pi N^{2} r^{2} (2)

Substitute (2) to (1),

L = μ 0 d 2 4 π l L = \mu_{0} \frac{d^{2}}{4 \pi} l

L = 4 π × 1 0 7 × d 2 l 4 π L = 4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \times \frac{d^{2} l}{4 \pi}

L = d 2 l × 1 0 7 L = d^{2} l \times 10^{-7}

1 0 3 = d 2 l × 1 0 7 10^{-3} = d^{2} l \times 10^{-7}

1 0 4 = d 2 10^{4} = d^{2}

d = 100 d = \boxed{100}

I'm quite confused as to how you got the formula for the self inductance of a solenoid to be μN²πr²l. Isn't it μN²πr²/d?

Aran Pasupathy - 5 years, 11 months ago

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