Inductance Calculator

    Estimate single-layer coil inductance, required turns, inductive reactance and LC resonance frequency.

    Single-layer coil geometry
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    Inductive reactance
    LC resonance (optional)

    Coil and solenoid inductance

    Live English competitors focus on coil geometry: diameter, winding length and turns for a single-layer air-core solenoid, often with reactance and resonance helpers.

    L is inductance, D coil diameter, N turns and ell winding length in the Wheeler-style millimeter form.

    XL is inductive reactance at frequency f.

    f0 is LC resonance frequency with capacitance C.

    Accuracy limits

    Approximation, not a measured inductor
    Wheeler-style estimates are best for simple air-core coils. Core material, multilayer winding, wire diameter, parasitic capacitance, Q and self-resonance require measurement or a more detailed model.

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