Inductors

Inductance is typified by the behavior of a coil of wire in resisting any change of electric current through the coil.

Arising from Faraday's law, the inductance L may be defined in terms of the emf generated to oppose a given change in current:


Inductance of a coil of wireIncreasing current in coil
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Inductance concepts

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