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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2021.45.2.219

Displacement Current in a Parallel Plate Capacitor Biased by DC Voltages  

Kim, Jae-Dong (Keisung High School)
Jang, Taehun (Kyungpook National University)
Ha, Hye Jin (Kyungpook National University)
Sohn, Sang Ho (Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Science Education / v.45, no.2, 2021 , pp. 219-230 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we derived several formulas for magnetic fields and induced voltages in a parallel plate capacitor biased by DC voltages. The computer simulation based on the derived formulas reveals that the magnetic fields due to the displacement current fall within the range of 10-10T to 10-9T and thence the experiment for the displacement current is not possible because the magnetic field sensor used in Data Logger could measure the magnetic fields of above 10-5T range. Contrary to this, the computer simulation confirms that the induced voltages in a toroidal coil due to the displacement current range measurable values of 0.002~0.021V. The results imply that the displacement current can be confirmed by measuring the induced voltages in a toroidal coil inserted into a parallel plate capacitor under DC biasing.
Keywords
displacement current; magnetic fields; induced voltages; parallel plate capacitor; DC biasing; Data Logger(MBL);
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