
Consider now a single
coil/circuit/loop with N turns. As the current in the loop
changes the magnetic field and hence the magnetic flux through
the loop changes. This changing "self flux" through
Faraday's Law leads to and induced emf in the circuit,
so that the induced emf - sometimes called a "back emf" - is given by
This "back emf" always opposes the primary emf (due to Lenz's Law), as shown in the diagram at right.
which can be compared to the similar
equation for capacitance
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Dr. C. L. Davis
Physics Department
University of Louisville
email: c.l.davis@louisville.edu