Unit V
Coupled Circuits and Topology
Coupled Circuits
• Coupled circuits refer to circuits involving elements with magnetic coupling.
• If the flux produced by an element of a circuit links (or pass through) other elements of the same
circuit or a nearby circuit then the elements are said to have magnetic coupling
• In magnetically coupled elements, the power (or energy) transfer occurs through the magnetic
flux. In conductively coupled elements, the power (or energy) transfer takes place through the
current
• A transformer is the best example of a coupled circuit. A transformer consists of two coils
wound on a common core. The two coils are electrically isolated but linked magnetically. The two
coils are called primary winding and secondary winding
Self induced EMF
• Whenever current passes through a coil flux is set up in the coil.
• If the current is varying then the flux will also follow the variations in the current.
• Due to change in flux, an emf will be induced in the coil.
• The direction of the induced emf will be such as to oppose the current through the
coil. This emf is called self-induced emf
Mutual induced EMF
• When a circuit has two or more coils then there is a possibility that the flux produced by one coil
links the other coils.
• If the flux produced by coil-1 of a circuit links (or pass through) coil-2 of the circuit then an emf is
induced in coil-2 due to change in flux (or current) in coil-1. This emf is called mutual induced emf .
• The term mutual is used here for induced emf because the action is reversible, i.e., if the flux
produced by coil-2 links coil-1 then a change in flux in coil-2 will induce an emf in coil-1.
• The two coils linked by magnetic flux are called coupled coils.
Statement of Dot Rule
Linear Transformer