Inductor basic questions

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embpic

Joined May 29, 2013
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i have some questions regarding inductor as it need in design. till now i don't have used inductor bcoz of his behaviour.
as written inductor allows steady current flowing through it that is DC?
how much current it can pass example 680uH?
and inductor oppose to flow AC?
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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An inductor opposes a change in current flow, by storing and releasing energy from a magnetic field created by the inductor. So it can be said to oppose AC but not DC.

The ability to pass DC depends on the DC resistance, which does not have to be directly related to the inductance. So the DC current max cannot be predicted from the µH rating alone.
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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All real components have R, L and C values. Are you asking where inductors are used? Oscillators, such as in radio transmitters, is one of many common places to find an inductor.
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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Common uses for inductors are energy storage (in switching power supplies), power supply filtering, signal filtering, oscillators...
 
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