Before looking at how an inductor stores energy, we will need to take a couple steps back and learn a little bit about energy. You might be aware of the phrase; “Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another.” This is the first law of Thermodynamics. The universe has a constant amount of. We have all witnessed the awesome powers of a magnet as it attracts metal objects without the need of physical touch. But, what exactly gives. We just saw that all atoms have a magnetic field. But, there are other instances where a magnetic field can be generated. A magnetic. If you were to look at a circuit schematic which had an inductor, you would see a symbol as seen below. The construction of a basic Inductor involves a. Now let's take a brief look at an Inductorwhich will further help us understand how it stores energy. An inductor is a two terminal passive component which has the.