where exactly inductors and capacitors are used?

Answer 1

Inductors and capactiors are used just about everywhere. It's kind of scary, really.

Inductors consume energy and generate an electric field... then when energy flow stops the field breaks down and keeps the energy flowing for a bit. In that sense they're useful for resisting changes in currency flow (it absorbs the highs and replenishes the lows), as well as for applications actually requiring magnetics of some sort.

Capacitors build up an electric charge internally to a point, and then provide resistance to further current flow. When energy stops, they cause a reverse current as the internal charge tries to balance out again.

So you can see they are both useful for certain kinds of energy storage and return. What's more, if you have an inductor and capacitor on the same circuit, they can be used to filter out all but a certain frequency based on the strengths of the two components, so they are used in pretty much all broadcast and recieving devices.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

One good example where both an inductor and a capacitor is very successfully is used is in the automobile ignition.
This combination is used to create a very high (10,000 volts) from a 12 volt battery.

Other uses are filters etc.

Answer 3

Inductors and capacitors are mostly used in electrical filters.

Inductors block high frequencies.
Capacitors block low frequencies

Examples:
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Suppose you want to make a radio receiver for the for signals between 100MHz and 110MHz you will want to use filters to eliminate the frequencies below 100MHz and above 110MHz

Suppose you want to power a computer with DC (Direct Current) you will want to filter any signal above a few Hz and certainly eliminate the 60Hz from the main.

Answer 4

inductors are used to carry out the flow of a current (i think) and capacitors are used to contain the energy the current produces.

i think the old radios use that. vacum bulbs act as capacitors and wires act as inductors.

Answer 5

every where dude
for example
ur in computer
on mother board
in television sets
in radiosets
n many many electrical appliances
major circuits...........

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=inductors+and+capacitors&fulltext=Search

Answer 6

in electrical circuits....

check wikipedia.com...great website...