I'm asking about DC circuits in this question.
I know capacitors can store charge, and when disconnected from a circuit they hold onto that charge.
I know inductors store energy in their magnetic field, generated by current flowing through them.
What if you wired an inductor in series with a power source, load, and switch and allowed the current to freely flow. Now suddenly you open the switch, what happens? I know inductors won't hold or release their energy without a current, but the switch is open so where does the current flow in an open circuit? Or what does it do with its magnetic field?
Another question:
If you had a current source directly in series with a voltage source in a circuit with nothing connected in between the current source and voltage source, does the current source dominate the voltage source? Meaning does the current source completely eliminate the need for the voltage source?
Thank you!
I know capacitors can store charge, and when disconnected from a circuit they hold onto that charge.
I know inductors store energy in their magnetic field, generated by current flowing through them.
What if you wired an inductor in series with a power source, load, and switch and allowed the current to freely flow. Now suddenly you open the switch, what happens? I know inductors won't hold or release their energy without a current, but the switch is open so where does the current flow in an open circuit? Or what does it do with its magnetic field?
Another question:
If you had a current source directly in series with a voltage source in a circuit with nothing connected in between the current source and voltage source, does the current source dominate the voltage source? Meaning does the current source completely eliminate the need for the voltage source?
Thank you!
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