Chapter 6: Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance

Inductance

the circuit parameter that relates the voltage induced in a conductor by a time-varying magnetic field to the current

Capacitance

the circuit parameter that relates the voltage induced in a conductor by a time-varying magnetic field to the current

Displacement Current

 the current that is proportional to the rate at which the voltage across the capacitor varies with time

Dot Convention

the convention used to determine the mutually induced voltage polarities. When the reference direction for a current enters the dotted terminal of a coil, the reference polarity of the voltage that it induces in the other coil is positive at its dotted terminal. The alternative is when the reference direction for a current leaves the dotted terminal of a coil, the reference polarity of the voltage that it induces in the other coil is negative at its dotted termina

Coefficient of Coupling (k)

the constant used to relate self-inductances with mutual inductance

Mutual Inductance (M)

the circuit parameter relating the voltage induced in one circuit to a time-varying current in another circuit.