![[Flat wire
inductance equation]](data:image/gif;base64,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){kind=small}
Where l is the Length in cm
w is the Width in cm
t is the thickness in cm (PCB copper @ 1 oz/ft2 = 0.035mm)
The inductance of a flat or ribbon wire (rectangular cross section), can be found using the calculator or the equation given below.
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The inductance of a flat or ribbon wire or a track on a PCB can be calculated with the following equation.
Where l is the Length in cm
w is the Width in cm
t is the thickness in cm (PCB copper @ 1 oz/ft2 = 0.035mm)
The original for this equation is by F.E. Terman and can be found in the Radio Engineers Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1945. The units in the calculator have been changed from µH to nH and the thickness from cm to mm for easier working on PCB's.