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Inductive Reactance
Inductive Reactance: Opposition to current by inductor. An AC Circuits formula in electrical engineering. Variables Xₗ, f and L, each with SI and imperial…
AC Circuits
Specification
- Name
- Inductive Reactance
- Discipline
- electrical
- Category
- AC Circuits
- LaTeX
- X_L = 2 \pi f L = \omega L
- Description
- Opposition to current by inductor
- Conditions
- Sinusoidal steady-state
- Can solve for
- Xₗ, f, L
- Tags
- inductance, reactance, frequency, ac
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xₗ | Inductive Reactance | Ω | Ω |
| f | Frequency | Hz | Hz |
| L | Inductance | H | H |