Chilling out: in principle, a thermal inductor could help convert boiling water to ice without using any external energy. (Courtesy: A Schilling and AC Mangham) A consequence of the second law of ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. There has been considerable discussion within the power supply industry about the operation and benefits of using coupled inductors as the magnetic ...

An inductor, also known as a reactor or coil, is considered as a two-terminal passive electrical component used to store energy in the form of a magnetic field. In its most basic form, it is simply a ...