Inductor An inductor is a loop of wire that stores energy in the form of a magnetic field. It has uses in oscillators, filters, voltage sources and co

Inductor

An inductor is a loop of wire that stores energy in the form of a magnetic field. It has uses in oscillators, filters, voltage sources and converters.

Theory checklist:

• Inductive Reactance
• Back EMF
• Q factor

Modes of operation:

• LC filters and the tank circuit
• Autotransformer
• Transformer