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Inductor

The foundation of modern electrical engineering was the discovery by Faraday that when the magnetic flux through a loop of wire was varied, a voltage was set up in the wire.

This process is called electromagnetic induction.

  • A conductor wound in the form of a coil is called an inductor (or solenoid)
  • An inductor has a strong magnetic field that has many uses
  • Inductance opposes current change
  • An inductor may have its inductance increased by:-
    • adding more turns
    • introducing an iron core through the centre of the turns


Inductor

Inductor is a electric component that can store magnetic field energy

Construction

Capacitor is made from a straight line conductor of several circular turns

Inductor in DC Circuit

Magnetic Intensity Strength

Measurement of magnetic strength

Current

Inductance

Inductance has a symbol L measured in Henry unit H

For a staright line conductor

For a circular loop

For a coil of N circular loops conductor

Inductor in AC Circuit

Voltage

Current

Reactance

Resistance to the AC current flow

In frequency domain

In phasor domain

Impedance

Resistance to the AC current flow

In frequency domain

In phasor domain

Time Constant

Power

Power of the capacitor

Inductor Configuration

Inductors in Series

For n inductor connected adjacent to each other as shown

The total resistance

For 2 series resistor of same value

Inductors in parallel

For n inductors connected facing each other as shown

The total inductance

For 2 parallel resistor of same value

Reference

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