Inductors/Reactors/Chokes

Inductors/Reactors/Chokes

Chokes and Reactors, are the two names used to describe devices which possess the characteristic of inductance, and so are more correctly know as inductors. Although the words choke and reactor are both commonly used to describe inductors, it is generally accepted that a choke is an inductor which carries direct current, while a reactor is an inductor which carries alternating current. An inductor is basically a coil of wire which carries current. Unlike a transformer, which has a primary coil and a secondary coil, inductors have only one coil.


DC motor

DC motor

This inductor is used in a DC motor application. The two outputs from a 12-pulse rectifier system are connected to the o

Swinging choke

Swinging choke

Swinging choke – Has a very large inductance at low values of current and a low value of inductance at high values of c