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12<br />

Inductors<br />

12.1 INTRODUCTION<br />

We have examined the resistor and the capacitor in detail. In this chapter<br />

we shall consider a third element, the inductor, which has a number<br />

of response characteristics similar in many respects to those of the<br />

capacitor. In fact, some sections of this chapter will proceed parallel to<br />

those for the capacitor to emphasize the similarity that exists between<br />

the two elements.<br />

12.2 FARADAY’S LAW OF<br />

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION<br />

If a conductor is moved through a magnetic field so that it cuts magnetic<br />

lines of flux, a voltage will be induced across the conductor, as<br />

shown in Fig. 12.1. The greater the number of flux lines cut per unit<br />

time (by increasing the speed with which the conductor passes through<br />

the field), or the stronger the magnetic field strength (for the same tra-<br />

N<br />

+<br />

Φ<br />

e ind<br />

Conductor<br />

Motion<br />

FIG. 12.1<br />

Generating an induced voltage by moving a<br />

conductor through a magnetic field.<br />

V<br />

–<br />

S

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