Linear Circuits 1 - 25 - Inductors, Part 1

Name: Linear Circuits 1 - 25 - Inductors, Part 1
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What are inductors? How do they work? What do differential equations have to do with all this?

Created byMark Budnik, Mark M. Budnik

Last updated 6/2020

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What you'll learn

What are inductors?
How do inductors work?

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 46m total length

Agenda0:16
Review4:38
A Water Analogy for Inductors2:29
Leverage a water-hose analogy to explain inductance: current cannot start or stop instantly, causing a lag in electrical circuits. Recognize how inductance can both enable and slow circuit behavior.
The Physical Design of an Inductor4:42
How Do Inductors Behave in an Electrical Circuit?3:10
A First Resistor-Inductor Circuit Example8:36
What Happens Inside of an Inductor When Current Starts to Flow?3:52
A Second Resistor-Inductor Circuit Example6:29
What Happens Inside of an Inductor When Current Wants to Stop Flowing?1:45
A Third Resistor-Inductor Circuit Example4:50
A Fourth Resistor-Inductor Circuit Example5:04
Summary0:58

Requirements

High School or College Physics
Calculus 1 Would Be Extremely Helpful

Description

Day 25 of Linear Circuits. Inductors are one of the three passive circuit components (along with resistors and capacitors). However, their operation and behavior is often shrouded in mystery. We take a look at what inductors are and how they work at the component level. This will prepare us to solve circuits with inductors in our future lessons.

The material covers all of the lecture material from an twenty-fifth lecture in a traditional, sophomore-level linear circuits class.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Engineering and Physics Students