Questions tagged [inductor]
An inductor is a 2 terminal passive device that stores energy in a magnetic field.
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Series RL current equation
I am trying to derive a inductor current equation for \$i(t)\$ in a series RL circuit when the switch is closed at \$t=0\$, as seen below:
I have posted my attempt so far but I'm having trouble ...
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Must the air gap in a transformer always be perpendicular to the magnetic field lines?
The air gap in a transformer seems to always be spaced across the cross section of the core, where the magnetic field in the core has to then flow across it.
Since the core is typically made of ...
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Software for the Simulation of Inductors [on hold]
I was wondering the reason of the difference between the inductors, transformers or any component that has a coil in it.
I was wondering if there is a software that allows you to simulate the ...
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Why does duty cycle seem relevant when calculating inductor current in boost converter circuit?
I've been working hard to understand boost converters and the role of inductors in the boost converter circuit. I found a pretty good list of basic calculations from Texas Instruments and I started ...
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How do inductor specifications impact their effectiveness in a boost converter circuit?
I've been trying to understand how to select an adequate inductor for a boost converter circuit. I'm a hobbyist so I'm not always sure what to look for, so I haven't been able to find something that ...
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Finding the average power dissipated in a resistor
Well, I've a series RL circuit that is powered by a voltage source. The input voltage is given by:
$$\text{V}_{\text{in}}\left(t\right)=50+\frac{400}{\pi}\cdot\sum_{\text{n}=1}^\infty\frac{\sin\left(...
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Approximately how much time for a switch to go from on to off cleanly? [duplicate]
I have a simple circuit in which there is an inductor, a power source, and a switch. The equation for the voltage induced by an inductor is v = Li di/dt, where di is difference in current, dt is ...
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How can an inductor/coil turn a bjt on and off?
I've seen a boost converter circuit on YouTube, and the guy uses a second coil, wound on top of the first coil, and in the same direction, it is connected to the base of a BJT. The BJT acts as a ...
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How much time does it take for a switch to go from on to off?
The equation for the voltage across an inductor is v = L di/dt. When a switch changes the circuit from closed to open, it changes the current very quickly. My question is how would one know exactly ...
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Buck converter, squeaking/whining inductor
I have a problem with my homemade buck converter. It is based on a TL494 control chip with my discrete MOSFET driver. The problem is that my inductor squeaks and whines, when the output current ...
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Series RL Circuit Transient Analysis
I have worked through a question and I am unsure if my answer is correct. It is a series RL circuit with a switch that closes at t=0, supplied by a dc source, which I am trying to derive an expression ...
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Calculating Currents and Voltages in and AC RL Circuit provided below
I am studying RL Circuits with AC sources. I am trying to solve this circuit
So far, I am only able to calculate the current iL through the inductor as for the other parts I can't grasp the concepts. ...
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Can I use this inductor in my boost converter circuit?
I used TI Webench to spec out this boost converter circuit:
The design calls for an inductor that is marked as end of life. Can I use this inductor instead?
My hypothesis is that they are ...
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How do I decide which which oscillation frequency and capacitors to use with a boost converter?
I'm working on a few projects where I'll be driving about 8 WS2812B LEDs on a 5V rail with an ATTiny85 (I think the whole circuit is going to draw about .5A; I'm using .75A for my calculations). I'm ...
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Why have an inductor between 2 parallel capacitors? (LED driver)
This is the driver for a LED Bulb. I don't understand why there is an inductor between the 2 capacitors C1 and C2? I understand that C1 and C2 are used to handle low frequency ripple and the noise. ...
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Simulated inductor for guitar use
Edit: Sorry! Please bear with me, this is my first post! Well, it seems that placing a buffer before certain fuzzes can chance their sound. However, placing an inductor after the buffer cancels this ...
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Buck converter - problem with connection or disconnection of battery
I am working on a buck converter from a solar panel to a battery, in order to do MPPT. It is a synchronous buck converter, with a 12 V battery for output.
I am currently trying to make a prototype of ...
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Finding the time constant of an RL circuit
I've the following circuit:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
And I've to find the time-constant of the voltage across the inductor.
I did the following:
The voltage ...
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How to choose RF choke in the biasing circuit of varactor-tuned resonant circuit
I am new to circuit and has a very basic question about how to set biasing circuit of varactor. I need to use varactor to tune the resonance behavior of Split ring resonator (SRR) structure when ...
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dual rail DC/DC convertor and CMC
I have a DC/DC convertor that tales 5V and makes + 15V and -15V rails
My question is how to place common mode chokes to reduce common mode noise. Should I place 3 of them (1 on the negative to Gnd , ...
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What does a bar symbol in parallel with a single inductor indicate?
Some circuits have parallel bars on their inductor symbols such as:
Does that mean the inductor is wound around a magnetic core instead of air? Is that how a differential choke is represented?
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Questions on Inductor Selection guide from TI [closed]
I have been researching on Selecting inductors for Buck Application and came across an Application report from TI.
I have few questions which are listed below:
On ...
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Can’t reproduce oscillations using a simple inductor capacitor circuit?
I’m trying to reproduce a simple oscillator conductor / inductor circuit as shown here.
I replicated exactly the same scheme on a breadboard and check all the connections using a led
However when ...
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What are the drawbacks of using a ferrite inductor in a boost converter circuit
I have dissected a boost converter so I can remake it on my own PCB. It works fine but I am now experimenting with using different inductors to reduce the overall footprint. I tried installing a ...
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Methods to measure inductance with high (1%) precision using standard equipment?
I am modeling the fine behavior of interacting oscillatory circuits. I have looked up a couple of methods for measuring inductance. I believe I am following the procedure faithfully, but the values I ...
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Ferrite vs. iron powder toroid for buck converters?
I'm wondering about the difference between small (13 mm outer diameter) ferrite and the yellow white iron powder toroids. Will the ferrite toroids saturate at 5 A current?
I'm planning on using ...
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What would be the consequence of the inductor saturating?
The following is a section from a book where it is talking about decoupling by LRC at supply terminals. I highlighted the sentence where I didnt understand:
I read that if an inductor has an iron ...
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Impedance of individual component in complex AC circuit
In a AC circuit with just a capacitor or inductor, reactance is the impedance of the component, and in a non-complex RLC circuit you can just find the total impedance with vector addition (Ztot = sqrt(...
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What are the important specs for inductor in passive tone control?
I'm pretty much an electronics newbie. I'm working through some circuits in "Electronic Projects for Musicians". It has a "Passive Tone Control" which seemed like an easy start. Unsure if I can ...
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What is a “phase reversal” choke and why is it used?
I was recently looking at the circuit for an HF radio amplifier called the "Packer" amplifier. It's a typical HF amplifier that puts out about 35 watts.
The final output stage uses IRF510 MOSFETS ...
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Calculate inductance of chokes for a induction heater
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I´m trying to build an induction heater, I have builded four of them and only two worked, one of these blew up both IRFZ44N (first it ...
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Choosing inductor and capacitor for boost converter
I am working on a IoT project that involves an arduino and a 4G LTE module. The device will be operated with two Alkaline batteries. Both the arduino and LTE module require 3.3V input so I want to ...
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Input and Output Impedance of a SAW Filter
I am reading the datasheet of a SAW Filter B39162B4348P810. The datasheet doesn't say much about impedance of Input and Output ...
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Can the location of the inductor on the board affect the operation of the microcontroller?
I have a voltage regulator, based on LM2596, in its circuit there is an inductor on 33uH.
The question is, can this inductor be a source of interference? Next to him, I plan to place the Atmega328P ...
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Confusion of how current can flow in a 1+ henry LR circuit
I'm trying to understand how current actually flows in a circuit where you have a 1 Henry or greater inductor in it.
I understand that the voltage across the inductor is ...
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Hybrid Boost-Flyback Stability Issue
I tried to design a step up SMPS to create ~200-300v from a 24V input with an expected power of ~12W max. Since the project is for a hobby, I chose to attempt a hybrid boost-flyback converter to get ...
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Does waveform shape affect transformer eddy current loss as frequency changes but peak voltage is fixed?
I'm trying to figure out how eddy currents change with frequency. While learning about this its occurred to me that eddy currents might be impacted differently as frequency changes, if the voltage is ...
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Choosing an inductor for a bias T
I'm creating a Bias-T circuit for a certain application. When choosing my inductor to block my AC-signals I know for example the proper inductance to choose etc. However, what I am having trouble with ...
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RLC series circuit with initial current
I'm trying to solve, for the voltage across the capacitor in the following circuit:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
The initial current in this circuit is equal to \$...
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Improvised inductor core ideas
I was wondering if anybody could suggest some common items around the house or at the hardware store that would make a passable core for an inductor. Or items that I could salvage material from. For ...
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DIY Solar lamp circuits with 5252F explained?
I have a bunch of solar panels, rechargeable batteries, 5252F circuits, inductors and LEDs and while reading https://artists.scitoys.com/three_volts that seems to be enough to make my own solar-...
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1st order circuit analysis
I'm having trouble with this exercise which I don't have a solution for, I'm used to dealing with simpler 1st order RL or RC circuits. Mostly I'm a little confused with the sinusoidal generator and ...
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Finding Current in Parallel RLC Circuit with 2 voltage sources?
I've spent sometime learning about step responses for series/parallel RLC circuits, but this problem takes things a step further, since C seems to be in parallel with a series combination of RL and a ...
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Practicality of using flat-spiral coil as electromagnet?
For my project, I'm using a 3D magnetic sensor to track the proximity of a local electromagnet at any time, no more than a finger length away.
Ideally, I would like the the electromagnet to be:
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Inductor with constant current source
Hii can anyone explain how to do this. Its Given Answer as 6A. What exactly happens when a constant current source in series with inductor? TIA
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In a three phase choke, is the rated current per phase or for all 3 together?
In a 3-phase choke, for example here: https://katalog.we-online.de/pbs/datasheet/744839010400.pdf
What is the current rating?
For the inductance it says 3x10.5mH, so its 10.5mH in each phase and if I ...
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RL Circuit Analysis with 2 sources, how to find current of resistor?
I've been tackling some problems related to natural and step responses for RL & RC circuits, but I think I've hit a major roadblock for this RL circuit. I'm trying to find the time constant and ...
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buck converter inductor lm2576
I was curious and looking at the datasheet of the buck converter IC LM2576, looking at the inductor selection guide it feels counter intuitive to me.
Why is the inductor value needed reducing as we ...
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How does flux change polarity in full bridge SMPS transformer?
Take a full bridge switching circuit connected to the primary of a transformer.
Assume:
No load on secondary.
Voltage into full bridge is DC.
Duty cycle of switching is 50%.
At t = 0, full bridge ...
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Minimum specs before a flyback diode is needed for a relay?
Given a low power signal relay, 3V 140mW coil, controlled by a 2n3904 npn transistor, is a flyback diode required? At what point is a flyback diode needed for any given inductor? Is it total power, ...
