>>> The energy stored in an inductor is proportional to the current that
>>> is flowing through it in that certain moment.

>>No. =A0Go look it up.

> No amount of good technical advice is worth having someone like you in a =
list.
> Proof is that I got other answers which cleared up my doubts ...

Be very wary of being so dismissive of any known competent person's
technical input.

Olin's style may be lacking, and he sometimes gets the wrong idea of
what someone is saying in his enthusiasm to 'correct', BUT the
technical basis for his utterances is almost invariably sound and it
is highly advisable to sort the wheat from the chaff and understand
what the technical point was that he was making. It's very usually a
valid one.

You said:
>>> The energy stored in an inductor is proportional to the current that
>>> is flowing through it in that certain moment.

He said:
>>No.

He was, of course, correct.
Although, as you tell us,  you have looked extensively at Wikipedia
etc before asking questions here, you have managed to form a
fundamentally incorrect impression. Olin sought to correct this. To
ignore his input, no matter how badly it is put, is to allow yourself
to become blind to technical truth and to resist correction.

He said:
>>Go look it up.

That's not terrible advice.
Gargoyling your exact phrase

        +"The energy stored in an inductor is"

Produced a large number of good quality hits.
The first 5 or 6 give the actual formula or are obviously directly
relevant. Many others will be too.

The top result says

    Electronics Forum -> Energy Stored In The Inductor.
    The energy stored in an inductor is given by the formula =3D (L*I*I)/2.
     www.dutchforce.com/~eforum/index.php?showtopic=3D31528... - Cached

ie energy stored is proportional to current squared.

An extremely important thing to know about the internet is that you
get good and bad information. Pages which LOOK escellent may be
rubbish. Checking a few sites against each other is always wise.

Unfortunately, the sight that you cite
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_15/2.html
has some good material BUT also some misleading material and also some rubb=
ish.
Unfortunately, I'd go so far as to say that despite its helpfulness
and the effort that they have gone to that that is effectively a bad
page for beginners.

They NOWHERE explicitly mention the relationship between inductor
current energy and current, although they easily could and certainly
should have given the detail they go into. They make one correct
related  which may mislead in what it says
ie " The more rapidly current is decreased, the more voltage will be
produced by the inductor, in its release of stored energy to try to
keep current constant." This may have mislead you in coming to your
conclusion.
Unfortunately you were wrong and Olin  was correct. You need to be
able to both expect that and to  pick up on his "clues" even if you
think that his mother wears army boots.

So -

> ... they "fear" you may give them one of your "silly" ... answers.

Learn to take the wheat and throwaway the chaff.
Expect the technical content to very very largely be correct.
(just like technical content from me :-) - very very largely correct,
sometimes rubbish for whatever reason just to keep you alert :-) ).

> * just to name one:
> http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_15/2.html

Good attempt, as above. . It shows you tried. Compare several sources
and find ones which expressly address the point being studied. ie in
this case energy stored is not actually addressed even though they
imply a relationship.

> You remain ...
> I wonder if you ...

Your anger is understood BUT please read the FAQ and list rules and
use the appropriate channels.
Nobody is above proper behavior requirements, but there are
appropriate ways to complain set out in the rules.
Personal slanging matches on line often end up with the person
complaining getting more hurt than the person being complained about.
Really.

> Welcome to my killfile Olin, it's the right tool for the job.

That would probably be a mistake on your part if you want to learn.

ADMIN HAT ON:

ALL: If you MUST continue anything on the personal aspects of this and
other matters DO IT IN [OT]. Even there it may, at this rate, end up
causing you to be subject to admin action if it relates to mothers
wearing army boots or anything approaching ad hominem attack.

Hat off ...

         Russell

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