9

Inductors

OBJECTIVES

In this chapter you will learn about:

  • Magnetic field of current-carrying conductors
  • Factors affecting inductance
  • Energy stored in the magnetic field of an inductor
  • Losses in inductors
  • Types of inductors
  • Inductor time constant
  • Growth and decay of current in an LR circuit
  • Solution of simple problems on the above
  • Graphical derivation of the transient characterization of an LR circuit
  • Universal time constant
  • Connection of inductors in series and in parallel
  • Problems involving series and parallel connection of inductors
  • Transient behaviour
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Multi-universal winding inductors

9.1  INTRODUCTION

The magnetic field around a ...

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