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What Is The Motor Effect?

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    Electric currents in wires and coils produce magnetic fields. If these wires and coils are near strong permanent magnets, the wires and coils can actually start to move. This movement is caused by the interaction between two magnetic fields. The first field is the magnetic field produced when the current flows in the wires and coils, the second is the magnetic field from the permanent magnet.

    This combination of electricity and magnetism which causes movement is called the motor effect. This is how electric motors create movement. When a motor operates, electrical energy is transformed into kinetic (movement) energy.

    The motor effect occurs when a conductor carrying an electric current is placed in a magnetic field. The conductor experiences a force and, if this force is large enough, the conductor will move.

    Today, we are very dependent on electric motors in all sorts of applications.
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    Kath18 

    answered 3 years ago

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