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inductor

passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in its magnetic field
Class type of: electrical element, electronic component, one-port circuit Q5325

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
electrical element, electronic component, one-port circuit, electromagnet, passive electronic component[6]
Different from
helical object[9]
Discoverer or inventor
Michael Faraday[5]
Has characteristic
inductance[8]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11][12]
Time of discovery or invention
1831[7]
Uses
Electromagnetic induction[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en choke en passive two terminal en inductor ar محث cs cívka cs induktor da elektrisk spole de Spule de Drossel de Drosselspule de Induktivität (Bauelement) el πηνίο fa القاگر fa بوبین fa چوک fa سلف fa کویل fi kela fr auto-inductance fr bobine d'inductance
🔖 Identifiers · 21
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85041716
GND ID
4182601-2
OpenAlex ID
C144534570
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Electronic component inductors.jpg ↗
BNCF Thesaurus ID
24537
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.34
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/inductor
Freebase ID
/m/03vfr
Google Product Taxonomy ID
3121
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
inductor-1
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0188684, 0188685
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
inductors
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
144534570
NL CR AUT ID
ph119313
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007536062305171
PSH ID
2183
ScienceDirect topic ID
engineering/electric-inductors
Topic's main category
Category:Inductors
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
03574194-n
YSO ID
19110
Yale LUX ID
concept/26da1bb1-2182-4fab-a85c-29859a0d8b19

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 5
RLC circuit, LC circuit, electronic filter, audio crossover, RL circuit
Subclass of 4
electromagnet, electronic component, electrical element, one-port circuit
Subtypes 3
coil, choke, loading coil
On focus list of Wikimedia project 2
Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
← Has use 2
coil, magnet wire
Examples 1
basket winding
Has characteristic 1
inductance
← Characteristic of 1
inductance
← Facet of 1
equivalent series resistance
← Field of work 1
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
← Powered by 1
electric motor
← SNARC ID 1
Stary Sącz
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Summary

inductor is a type of electrical element[1], electronic component[2], one-port circuit[3], and electromagnet[4].

Related Entities

electronic component

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  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Infovarius · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → electrical element, electronic component, one-port circuit +2
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Instance of to Subclass of"
  2. 8w ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of discovery or invention → +1831-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → electrical element, electronic component, one-port circuit +2
    Uses → Electromagnetic induction
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: coil"
  3. 27w ago · Boivie · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → electrical element, electronic component, one-port circuit +2
    Topic's main category → Category:Inductors
    Has characteristic → inductance
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: coil"
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