Orders of magnitude (inductance)

This page is a progressive and labeled list of the SI inductance orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.

List of orders of magnitude for inductance

Factor [Henry]	SI prefix	Value	Item
10−42	N/A	1.62×10−42 H	Planck inductance
10−12	Pico- (pH)	90×10−12 H	Kinetic inductance (per square) of an MKID detector.
10−9	Nano- (nH)	1×10−9 H	Thin film chip inductor 1.6 × 0.8 mm with a typical power rating of 0.1 W. Range 1 — 100 nH.
		525×10−9 H	One meter cat.5 cable pair.
10−6	Micro- (µH)	1×10−6 H	One meter of single wire, less for larger diameter.
		50×10−6 H	Coil with 99 turns, 0.635 cm long with a diameter of 0.635 cm.
10−3	Milli- (mH)	1×10−3 H	Coil 2.2 cm long with a diameter of 1.6 cm. with 800 mA capability. Used in kW amplifiers.
100	(H)	1×100 H	Inductor a few cm long and a few cm in diameter and having many turns of wire on a ferrite core. Higher values than this is common only in audio and power supplies.
		8 .. 11×100 H	Mains electricity transformer primary at 120 V.
103	Kilo- (kH)	1.326×103 H	500 kV, 3000 MW power line transformer primary winding.

External links

• noding.com: m1. LC- and Q-meters. - secrets to measure below 20 nH