File:Coil right-hand rule.svg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (SVG file, nominally 540 × 470 pixels, file size: 57 KB)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]

Direction of magnetic field (B) for an electrical coil. When the fingers are curled to point in direction of conventional current flow (I) around the core, the thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field.

Licensing

[edit]
Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:15, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 14:15, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (57 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Shrunk file size, but kept Inkscape tags for easy editing.
01:38, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:38, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (97 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Change color of current arrow on the hand to match the blue color as the arrows for the coil current direction
01:26, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:26, 31 December 2019540 × 470 (97 KB)TreeOfKnowledge (talk | contribs)Direction of magnetic field (''B'') for an electrical coil. When the fingers are curled to point in direction of conventional current flow around the core, the thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata