diff --git a/source/electronics/metrics.rst b/source/electronics/metrics.rst index a934413..b91a9b1 100644 --- a/source/electronics/metrics.rst +++ b/source/electronics/metrics.rst @@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ Ohm defines the amount of volts required at one end of the resistor to pass one Henry ^^^^^^^^^^ +An inductor is resisting to change in current. +When current is changing, a voltage appears at the inductor terminals. +Henry corresponds to the voltage measurable across the inductor terminals when the current is changing at a rate of one ampere per second. + .. math:: H=\Omega.s=\frac{kg.m^2.s^{-3}.[A]^{-1}}{[A]} \times s = \frac{m^2.kg}{s^2.[A]^2} = m^2.kg.s^{-2}.[A]^{-2}