PH 122 Lecture Notes - Root Mean Square, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Transformers are used to increase or decrease an ac voltage. The rms voltage at the secondary is related to the rms voltage on the primary by. N 1 (v1)rms and the currents are related by (i2)rms = A power pack for a portable stereo delivers 1. 0 a at a voltage of 9. 0 v under normal operation. It has 400 turns of wire on the primary coil. P = iv = (1. 0 a) (9. 0 v) = 9. 0 w. Power should be the same in the primary and secondary. The downward flux in one end is increasing. The downward flux in the other end is decreasing. The change in flux in the ends induce eddy currents in the metal. The magnetic field exerts a force on the eddy currents in the direction opposite the motion. A large current is quickly switch on, a magnetic field penetrates the brain, and resulting rapid change in flux induces eddy currents in brain tissues.