Engineering Resources

Inductance is the property of a conductor that causes it to oppose changes in current. Whenever current flows through a conductor, it creates a magnetic field around it. If that current changes, the magnetic field also changes, which induces a voltage that resists the...

Cable resistance is the opposition that a conductor gives to the flow of electric current. No matter how “good” the conductor material is, it will never be perfect—there will always be some level of resistance. This resistance has three major effects: 1. It causes...