How Coils Work

A basic introduction into Coil

technology.

Sumidas Coil Technology

Sumida produces and distributes coils and transformer
products, based on skilful wire winding technology.
Our main customers are in the following
industries:
Consumer Electronics
Entertainment Industry
Automotive Electronics
Industrial & Medical Equipment

Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

What is a Coil ?
A coil is a wire wound in a spiral.
When a wire is wound, it takes on various
characteristics that are different from straight
wire. The characteristics are used for various
electronic / electric devices and equipment.

A
Coil
is
an
indispensable
component for an electronic device
They play an important role to
maximize the performance of
electronic devices and may greatly
affect the performance of products.
Sumida designs and develops the
best coils for our customers needs.
A coil has 5 major functions and is
applied
to
various
electronic
devices. This presentation will
explain 5 function of the coils and
the characteristics of our coil

Coil: A component of an
electronic device
A coil is called the L element,
capacitor C, and resistance R.
L, C and R are passive
components and play an
important role in helping the
working of IC and transistor
circuits.

L, C and R are passive components

Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

The 5 Functions of a Coil

A Coil has 5 major functions and is applied to various
electronic devices.

When a
magnet moves
through a coil,
voltage
appears on
both ends of
the coil. This
is known as
the
electromagnet
ic induction
effect.
When current
flows through
a coil, a
magnetic
field is
generated
and attracts
magnetic
materials
(iron &
nickel). This

When current
flows in the
coil, the coil
resists the flow.
This
characteristic is
called the self
induction
effect.
Electric
Electro-Magnetic Induction
power or
Self
Induction
Effect
Mutual
Electro-Magnet
Resonance
Induction
Effect
Effect
Effect
Effect
signal can
be
transferred
between
two
separate
coils. This is
known as
the
Combination of
a mutual
coil (L)
induction
and a capacitor (C)
effect.
generates a resonance
effect.
Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights
reserved.

The Self Induction Effect

Application of the Self
Induction Effect

Electro-Magnetic
Self
Induction Effect
Electro-Magnet
Resonance
Induction
Effect
Effect
Effect
Mutual
Induction Effect

When current flows in the coil, the coil

resists the flow. This becomes strongly
apparent at higher frequencies. This
characteristic is used in the power
supply circuit to change alternating
current (AC) to direct current (DC). If a
rectifier, instead of a coils is used, the
output of the rectifier contains a ripple
current and is not a complete DC.
input

rectifier

output

The output of a rectifier contains ripple current,

and is not a complete DC.

input

coil capacitor

output

Combination of a coil and a capacitor works

against AC, and produces stable DC.
Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

The Mutual Induction Effect

Electro-Magnetic
Resonance
Effect
Effect
Self
Induction
Effect
Electro-Magnet
Mutual
Induction
Effect
Induction
Effect

Application of the Mutual

Induction Effect
The Transformer utilizes this effect.
The output voltage is determined
by the ratio of turns between the
primary and secondary coils.
Inductance is the measure of the
value of a coil. More turns makes
larger inductance.

volta
ge

volta
ge

inpu
outp
t
ut
Electric power can be transferred
between two
coils around a core.

inpu
outp
t
ut
The output voltage is determined by the ratio of
turns between the primary and secondary coils.

Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

The Resonance Effect

Application of the Resonance
Effect
A certain frequency of signal is
tuned by a resonance effect. The
tuning circuit that selects a
particular radio station utilizes this
effect.

Electro-Magnetic
Effect
Electro-Magnet
Induction
Effect
Effect
Self
Induction
Mutual
Induction
Effect
Resonance
Effect

curre
nt

Resonance
(frequen
Frequency
cy)
Combination of a coil (L) and a capacitor (C)
generates a resonance effect.

curre
nt

Resonance
(frequenc
Frequency
y)
A certain frequency of signal is tuned by a
resonance effect.
Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

The Electromagnet Effect

Application of the
Electromagnet Effect
An electromagnet is applied to
various equipment: ABS coils in a
car,
motors,
electromagnetic
brakes, buzzers, doorbells, clocks,
watches,
speakers,
earphones,
etc

Electro-Magnetic
Effect
Resonance
Induction
Effect
Effect
Self
Induction
Mutual
Electro-Magnet
Effect
Induction
Effect
When current flows through a coil, the iron core
of a coil becomes an electromagnet.

When no current flows through a coil, an

electromagnet effect is not generated.

Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.

The Electro-Magnetic Induction Effect

Application of the ElectroMagnetic Induction Effect
When a magnet moves through a
coil, voltage appears on both ends
of the coil. Microphones and
generators utilize this effect.

When a magnet moves through a coil, induced current flows.

When a magnet does not move through a coil,

current does not flow.

Copyright 2014 SUMIDA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.