Definition of Self-induction

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

Generic synonyms: Inductance, Induction

Definition of Self-induction

1. Noun. induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit itself ¹

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Literary usage of Self-induction

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by United States Congress Senate (1895)
"The effects due to self-induction may be neutralised by suitably adjusting ... As is known, the self-induction and capacity of any coil will compensate one ..."

2. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1897)
"resistance without self-induction aud capacity must be ... an apparatus for measuring the self-induction of a conductor ; the principle of this apparatus is ..."

3. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"Beginning with an arrangement in which the transient current due to self-induction is slightly in excess of that due to mutual induction, we may get rid of ..."

4. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"The counter emf of self-induction of the armature current, that is, ... In most cases the effect of armature reaction and of self- induction are the same in ..."

5. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"Since the two parts of the wire must be insulated from each other, the self-induction can never actually reach this limiting value. ..."

6. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"The counter emf of self-induction of the armature current, that is, ... In most cases the effect of armature reaction and of self- induction are the same in ..."

7. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1891)
"The energy of self-induction is not usually so important as its counter electromotive ... The coefficient of self-induction of course is the ordinary idea. ..."

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