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Self-induction

noun

Generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries.

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"Self-induction" Quotes from Famous Books

... when they think they shall have to stop. They induce each other to keep on for a moment. For a moment they act just as if there was some extra e. m. f. which was acting to keep them going. We say, therefore, that there is an extra e. m. f., and we call this an e. m. f. of self-induction. All this time there has been active on the plate circuit of the tube the e. m. f. of the generator. To this there is added at the instant when the transmitter resistance increases, the e. m. f. of self-induction in the coil, L{a} and ...

— Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son • John Mills

... rule-of-thumb methods by scientific calculation, recognized the value of low voltage, good insulation and the avoidance of self-induction, with the result that the electro-pneumatic action has become (when properly made) as reliable as the tracker or pneumatic ...

— The Recent Revolution in Organ Building - Being an Account of Modern Developments • George Laing Miller

Words linked to "Self-induction" : inductance, induction