I-inductor yombala iyidivayisi esebenzayo. Ama-inductors avame ukusetshenziswa kumasekethe kagesi. Ucingo lufakwa kumongo wensimbi noma ikhoyili ye-air-core iyi-inductor. Lapho i-current idlula engxenyeni yocingo, inkambu ethile kazibuthe kagesi izokhiqizwa eduze kwentambo, futhi le nkambu kazibuthe kagesi izoba nomthelela ocingweni kule nkambu kazibuthe kagesi. Lokhu sikubiza nge-electromagnetic induction. Ukuze kuqiniswe ukungeniswa kukazibuthe kagesi, abantu bavame ukusonga ucingo oluvalekile lube ikhoyili enenombolo ethile yokujika, futhi le khoyili siyibiza ngekhoyili ye-inductance. Ukuze uthole ukuhlonza okulula, ikhoyili ye-inductance ngokuvamile ibizwa ngokuthi i-inductor noma i-inductor.