Current in a RL Circuit Calculator

The Current in a RL Circuit Calculator will calculate the:

The current flowing at any instant in a RL circuit when the current in the circuit is increasing
The current flowing at any instant in a RL circuit when the current in the circuit is decreasing

Calculation Considerations: The conducting wire of circuit and material the inductor is made from are both uniform and they have the same thickness everywhere; the source supplies DC current

Current in a RL Circuit Calculator
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Calculator Precision (Decimal Places)
Emf produced by the battery (ε) V
Resistance of circuit (R) Ω
Inductance of the inductor (L) H
Time elapsed (t) s

Results (detailed calculations and formula below)
Current (when rising) in the circuit at any instant calculation
The current flowing at any instant in a RL circuit when the current in the circuit is increasing is A [Ampere]
The current flowing at any instant in a RL circuit when the current in the circuit is decreasing is A [Ampere]
i₁ (t) = ε/R × 1 - e^{-R × t/L} i₁ (t) = / × 1 - e^{- × /} i₁ (t) = × 1 - e^-/ i₁ (t) = × 1 - e i₁ (t) = × 1 - i₁ (t) = × i₁ (t) =
Current (when dropping) in the circuit at any instant calculation
i(t) = ε/R × e^{-R × t/L} i₁ (t) = / × e^{- × /} i₁ (t) = × e^-/ i₁ (t) = × e i₁ (t) = × i₁ (t) =
Current In A Rl Circuit Calculator Input Values
Emf produced by the battery (ε) V [Volt]
Resistance of circuit (R) Ω [Ohm]
Inductance of the inductor (L) H [Henry]
Time elapsed (t) s [second]

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Current (when rising) in the circuit at any instant Formula and Calculation

i₁ (t) = ε/R × 1 - e^{-R × t/L}

Current (when dropping) in the circuit at any instant Formula and Calculation

i(t) = ε/R × e^{-R × t/L}

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