Inductance definition
Inductance describes the potential of a conductor to create a voltage when an electrical current is flowing through it. The term was coined by Oliver Heaviside in February 1886. The Si unit describing inductance is the henry (H) and the symbol is L. One henry represents the induction of a circuit in which the rate of change of electric current by one ampere per second results in the output voltage of one volt.
Inductance formula:
Where:
V - voltage
di - change in electrical current
dt - time of change
pH, nH, and µH Conversion Chart
Units of measurement
Abhenry (abH), Gigahenry (GH), Henry (H), Kilohenry (kH), Megahenry (MH), Microhenry (µH), Millihenry (mH), Nanohenry (nH), Weber per ampere (Wb/A)
Units and its Abbreviation
Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation |
henry | H | exahenry | EH | petahenry | PH |
terahenry | TH | gigahenry | GH | megahenry | MH |
kilohenry | kH | hectohenry | hH | dekahenry | daH |
decihenry | dH | centihenry | cH | millihenry | mH |
microhenry | µH | nanohenry | nH | picohenry | pH |
femtohenry | fH | attohenry | aH | weber/ampere | Wb/A |
abhenry | abH | EMU of inductance | - | stathenry | stH |
ESU of inductance |
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