Then when two or more coils are magnetically linked together by a common magnetic flux they are said to have the property of Mutual Inductance. ... Then we can define mutual induction as the current flowing in one coil that induces a voltage in an adjacent coil.

What are examples of mutual inductance?

The heating coils of an electric clothes dryer can be counter-wound so that their magnetic fields cancel one another, greatly reducing the mutual inductance with the case of the dryer. Digital signal processing is another example in which mutual inductance is reduced by counter-winding coils.

What does mutual inductance mean?

If two coils of wire are brought into close proximity with each other so the magnetic field from one links with the other, a voltage will be generated in the second coil as a result. This is called mutual inductance when voltage impressed upon one coil induces a voltage in another.