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INDUCTOR S AND INDUCTANCE

INDUCTORS AND INDUCTANCE

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Understand inductors and inductance

6.1.1 Explain the meaning of inductors and inductance and the associated quantities
6.1.2 Identify the types of inductors:
a.
Fixed
b.
Variable
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Describe the construction of inductors

6.2 Understand inductance equivalent circuit for series and parallel

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6.2.1 Determine the formula for the total inductance in series and parallel connection
6.2.2 Construct circuit based on inductance in series and parallel
connection
6.2.3 Solve problem related to inductor in series and parallel
connection
6.3

Understand inductors and inductance

6.3.1 Inductors and inductance and the associated quantities
An inductor is a component, which in its most basic form, consists of a
coil of insulated wire through which a current is passed. Inductors vary
greatly in their design and range from a simple coil of wire with only a
few turns, (commonly used in high frequency circuits) to large solenoids
and transformers with hundreds or even thousands of turns of wire,
usually wound around some kind of core.

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When a current is passed through the coil, a magnetic field builds up
around the coil. If the wire coil is wound around a core made of a
material such as iron, the magnetic effect is concentrated within a
small space (the core), this has the effect of greatly increasing the
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strength of the magnetic field,

and the efficiency of the inductor
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(especially at low frequencies). If two coils are placed around the same
core, the magnetic energy generated by an AC current in one coil,
induces a current to flow in the second coil. This is the transformer
effect used in many electronics applications.
A coil wound in a cylindrical form may also be called a solenoid, and
often uses an iron core to concentrate the magnetic field produced by
the electric current, within the coil. The iron provides a low reluctance
(the magnetic equivalent of electrical resistance) path to magnetic fields,
meaning that it is easier for the magnetic flux (the magnetic equivalent
of current) produced by the coil to flow through the iron than through
the surrounding air. The property of an inductor to produce this magnetic
effect is called inductance and the amount of inductance an inductor
has is related to:
a.

The number of turns of wire in the inductor.

b.

The material of the core.

c.

The shape and size of the core.

6.3.2 Circuit symbols for inductors having different cores.

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6.3.2(b): Structure

Figure 6.3.2(a): Schematic Symbol

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Description

The unit of inductance is the Henry (named after Joseph Henry 17971878, an American Physicist), and 1 Henry is the amount of
inductance needed to induce an EMF of 1 volt when the current in a
conductor changes at the rate of 1 Ampere per second. The Henry is a
rather large unit to be useful in electronics and the milli-Henry (mH) and
micro Henry (mH) are more common.
TUTORIAL
6.1

Understand inductors and inductance

a)
b)

Question 1 relates to topic 6.1(if any)

Question 2 relates to topic 6.1(if any)

6.2 Understand inductance equivalent circuit for series and parallel

connection
a)

Question 1 relates to topic 6.2 (if any)

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