Inductor Energy Storage Calculator

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Choose which quantity to calculate. The other two become inputs.
The inductance of the coil or inductor component.
The current flowing through the inductor at the moment of interest.
Stored Energy (E)
0.0002J

Energy stored in the inductor magnetic field

Energy (best unit)200.0000 uJ
Energy in mJ0.2mJ
Energy in uJ200uJ
Energy (mJ)0.2
Energy (uJ)200

This inductor stores 200.0000 uJ.

  • A 100 uH inductor carrying 2 A stores 200.0000 uJ in its magnetic field.
  • Doubling the current to 4.00 A would quadruple the stored energy to 800.0000 uJ, because energy scales with the square of the current.
  • Halving the current to 1.00 A would reduce stored energy to 50.0000 uJ, one-quarter of the original value.
  • Inductors oppose changes in current: the larger the stored energy, the more aggressively the magnetic field pushes back against any attempt to reduce the current.

Next stepUse the solve-for selector above to reverse-calculate the inductance or current needed for a specific energy target.

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