Thomson's jumping ring experiment is conducted using a low voltage (24 V) electronic circuit. A coil (L) is connected with a capacitor (C) in parallel and is driven at its resonant frequency to obtain a high current in the coil. A circuit sends current pulses to the LC tank circuit at around its resonant frequency. The oscillating current in the coil induces a voltage in a copper-loop on top of it. The induced current interacts with the radial part of the coil-magnetic field; the resulting force levitates the loop. In a separate coil, a ferrite core and a copper ring are used to demonstrate the jumping-ring effect. The levitation and the jumping effect can be controlled by changing the duty cycle and frequency. In this report simple formulae and approximations are used to calculate the levitating force on the loop.
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