Exact closed form formula for self inductance of conductor of rectangular cross section

Abstract

In this paper, self inductance for a conductor with rectangular cross section is investigated. Using the three-dimensional Fredholm's integral equation of the second kind with weakly singular kernel we obtain an equation for the complex voltage drop in the conductor. Self impedance appearing in the equation is expressed in the form of integral relation for any current density distribution. The imaginary part of this impedance divided by angular frequency is the self inductance of a conductor of any shape and finite length. In the case of direct current (DC), low frequency (LF) or thin strip conductor of rectangular cross section the formulae for the self inductances are given for any length and for length much greater than the other dimensions.