Stocktrek Images/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images. The International Space Station went into orbit on October 31, 2000, and as of its tenth birthday, it had hosted 215 people. It is larger than a six-bedroom house, and it derives its power from a solar array that spans the area of a football field.tocktrek Images/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images. The International Space Station went into orbit on October 31, 2000, and as of its tenth birthday, it had hosted 215 people. It is larger than a six-bedroom house, and it derives its power from a solar array that spans the area of a football field.
Inductance. In electromagnetism and electronics, inductance is the property of a conductor by which a change in current in the conductor induces a voltage in both the conductor itself and in any nearby conductors.
An inductor, also called a coil or reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores electrical energy in a magnetic field when electric current is flowing through it. An inductor typically consists of an electric conductor, such as a wire, that is wound into a coil. When the current flowing through an inductor changes, the time-varying magnetic field induces a voltage in the conductor, described by Faraday's law of induction. According to Lenz's law, the direction of induced electromotive force (e.m.f.) opposes the change in current that created it.