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    1. An inductor is an electrical device that can temporarily store energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through a coil of wire. 2. Inductors, along with resistors and capacitors, are passive linear circuit elements. The more coils an inductor has, the higher its inductance value. 3. Inductance is measured in henrys and represented by the symbol L. Common types of inductors include air core, iron core, ferrite core, and variable inductors.

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    1. An inductor is an electrical device that can temporarily store energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through a coil of wire. 2. Inductors, along with resistors and capacitors, are passive linear circuit elements. The more coils an inductor has, the higher its inductance value. 3. Inductance is measured in henrys and represented by the symbol L. Common types of inductors include air core, iron core, ferrite core, and variable inductors.

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    1. An inductor is an electrical device that can temporarily store energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through a coil of wire. 2. Inductors, along with resistors and capacitors, are passive linear circuit elements. The more coils an inductor has, the higher its inductance value. 3. Inductance is measured in henrys and represented by the symbol L. Common types of inductors include air core, iron core, ferrite core, and variable inductors.

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    1. An inductor is an electrical device that can temporarily store energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through a coil of wire. 2. Inductors, along with resistors and capacitors, are passive linear circuit elements. The more coils an inductor has, the higher its inductance value. 3. Inductance is measured in henrys and represented by the symbol L. Common types of inductors include air core, iron core, ferrite core, and variable inductors.

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    What are Inductors?

    This is an electric device that temporarily


    stores energy in a magnetic field when
    electric current flows through it. Along
    with capacitors and resistors, inductors
    are one of the 3 passive and linear circuit
    elements that can make a circuit.
    Inductors are just coils of wire and use Picture of an inductor
    the fact that if a current flows through a
    wire a small magnetic field is made, and can act as a temporary storage
    area for magnetic energy. Inductance is measured using an LCR meter
    Inductance is measured in Henrys. It is the property of an electric
    conductor or circuit to generate an emf from a The more coils on an
    inductor the higher the inductance. Inductance is represented by the
    symbol ‘L’
    Types of inductors
     Air core inductors
     Iron core inductors
     Ferrite core inductors
     Iron Powder Inductor
     Laminated Core Inductor
     Bobbin based inductor
     Toroidal Inductor
     Film Inductor
     Variable inductors
     Coupled inductors
     Multi-layer ceramic conductors
    Inductors in series and parallel circuits
    1. When inductors are connected in series, the total inductance is
    the sum of the individual inductors’ inductances

    2. When inductors are connected in parallel their inductance is less


    than any one of their individual inductances. Inductances diminish
    in parallel circuits
    Self inductance and mutual inductance
    Self inductance is defined as the induction of a voltage in a current-
    carrying wire when the current in the wire itself is changing. In self
    inductance the strength of the current in the coil is opposed by the coil
    itself.
    Mutual inductance is when an emf is produced in a coil because of the
    change in current in a coupled coil ( or two coils linked together by
    electromagnetic induction). It is the current flowing in one coil that
    induces a voltage in an adjacent coil.
    Energy in an inductor
    The energy in an inductor is equal to E= ½ LI
    Factors affecting inductance
     Length of coil
     Number of colis or curves
     The diameter of the coil
     The type of material used in the core.
    Capacitors and Capacitance
    A capacitor is an electric component that stores an electric field’s
    energy. It is made up of one or more pairs of conductors separated by
    an insulator.
    Capacitance ‘C’ is the effect of a capacitor. Its SI unit for measurement
    is the farad ‘F’. These are the number of coulombs that can be stored
    per volt.
    A 1 farad capacitor, when charged with 1 coulomb of electric charge,
    has a potential difference of 1 volt between its plates.
    Capacitance is the ratio of the change in an electric charge in a system
    to the corresponding change in its voltage
    Types of Capacitors
     Ceramic capacitors
     Film and paper
     Aluminium
     Tantalum
     Niobium
    Capacitors in series and in parallel
    1. When capacitors are connected in series, the total capacitance is
    less than their individual capacitors.
    2. When capacitors are connected in parallel the total capacitance is
    the sum of the individual capactances

    Energy stored on a capacitator


    We find that by using the equation
    Charge: Q= CV

    Time Constant
     Inductors
    The RL time constant indicates the amount of timethat it takes to
    conduct 63.2% of the current that results from a voltage applied across
    an inductor. The symbol for time constant is τ and is measured using t=
    L/R
     Capacitors
    To find the time constant of a capcitor, use t= R x C

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