What is an electric inductor and how does it work?
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Let me explain the behavior of inductors in electrical circuits using a very simple example.
I think there were two clubs named Tommy Club and Mummy Club. The distance between them is 100 kilometers. The road from the Tommy Club to the Mummy Club is much better. There are 1000 people in Tommy Club who all leave for Mummy Club at 5 pm and everyone i.e. the last person to leave arrives at Mummy Club at 7 pm. People move between these two clubs from 5 pm to 7 pm.
Now if there is a broken bridge between Tommy’s and Mummy’s club, can people leave Tommy’s club at 5 pm and reach Mummy’s club by 7 pm? Certainly not Because of that broken bridge they will arrive later. Although 1,000 people had left Tommy’s Club by 5 pm, the streets between the two clubs were still crowded after 7 pm. Because the broken bridge will delay people. As a result, people will spend more time on the road.
The behavior of this bridge in an electrical circuit is called an inductor which acts as a bridge in the circuit.
The inductor is basically a stranded wire. When current passes through this twisted wire, a magnetic field is created in it. Which in turn blocks the current flowing through the wire. And due to this blocking current flows in the circuit for more time than before. It appears that the inductor is supplying this current. Just like the case of the broken bridge.
So if you want to have current in the circuit for some time after the switch is closed, you can add an inductor to the circuit. But in that case, you have to remember that the current you are sending should be AC. Because DC will not create a magnetic field in the inductor. As a result, our whole process will not happen