Initially, an inductor with no resistance carries a constant current. Then the current is brought to a new constant value twice as large. After this change, when the current is constant at its higher value, what has happened to the emf in the inductor?

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Initially, an inductor with no resistance carries a constant current. Then the current is brought to a new constant value twice as large. After this change, when the current is constant at its higher value, what has happened to the emf in the inductor?
Transcribed Image Text:Initially, an inductor with no resistance carries a constant current. Then the current is brought to a new constant value twice as large. After this change, when the current is constant at its higher value, what has happened to the emf in the inductor?
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Introduction:
  • Inductors are passive electrical components that store energy in magnetic fields. They work on the principle of electromagnetic induction.

 

  • When the current through the inductor varies the magnetic field will also vary inducing an emf that will resist the current flow. This process is called self-induction. The emf is given by,

ε=-Ldidt

Here L is the inductance and didt is the rate of change of current.

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