Henry (unit)
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An inductor.
In physics, and electronics, the henry (symbol H) is the SI unit of inductance[1]. It is named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), the American scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of and at about the same time as Michael Faraday (1791–1867) in England[2]. The magnetic permeability of the vacuum is 4π×10−7 H/m (henry per meter).
The National Institute of Standards and Technology provides guidance for American users of SI to write the plural as henries.
Definition
If the rate of change of current in a circuit is one ampere per second and the resulting electromotive force is one volt, then the inductance of the circuit is one henry. Other equivalent combinations of SI units are as follows[3]:
where
A = ampere
C = coulomb
F = farad
J = joule
kg = kilogram
m = meter
s = second
Wb = weber
V = volt
Ω = ohm.References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictH.html.
- ^ Herbert S. Bailey, Jr.. "A Princeton Companion". http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/henry_joseph.html.
- ^ "Essentials of the SI: Base & derived units". The NIST Reference on Constants, Units and Uncertainty. National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html.
See also
SI units Base units 
Derived units Accepted for use
with SIDalton (Atomic mass unit) · Astronomical unit · Day · Decibel · Degree of arc · Electronvolt · Hectare · Hour · Litre · Minute · Minute of arc · Neper · Second of arc · Tonne
Atomic units · Natural unitsSee also SI prefixes · Systems of measurement · Conversion of units · New SI definitions · History of the metric systemCategories:- SI derived units
- Units of electrical inductance
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