Eddy currents

principle · 1851 · Industrial Revolution

Currents induced in a conductor by an alternating magnetic field (Foucault).

Where it is used

• Induction hob — is used in. The cookware is heated by eddy currents.
• Speedometer — is used in. An eddy-current speedometer.
• Exercise bike — is used in. Magnetic resistance.

What it is a kind of

• Electromagnetic induction — is a kind of. A consequence of electromagnetic induction.

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