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Inductive Reactance

Opposition to current by inductor

AC Circuits

Source Details

Id

elec-inductive-reactance

Name

Inductive Reactance

Discipline

electrical

Category

AC Circuits

Latex

X_L = 2 \pi f L = \omega L

Description

Opposition to current by inductor

Conditions

Sinusoidal steady-state

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "Xₗ",
    "name": "Inductive Reactance",
    "unit": "Ω",
    "siUnit": "Ω"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "f",
    "name": "Frequency",
    "unit": "Hz",
    "siUnit": "Hz"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "L",
    "name": "Inductance",
    "unit": "H",
    "siUnit": "H"
  }
]
Solve For

Xₗ, f, L

Tags

inductance, reactance, frequency, ac

Is Custom

false