Field Inside an Air-Core Toroid Coil¶

This simple formula can be derived directly from Maxwell's fourth equation, or Ampere's Law.

Infinite straight wire

$B = \frac {\mu_o i N}{2\pi r}$

B is the magnetic field, in teslas. The direction of the field is tangent to a circle on a radius r (in meters) from the center of the toroid.

$\mathbf \mu_o$ is the permeability constant (1.26x10^-6 Hm^-1)

i is the current in the wire, in amperes.

N is the total number of turns of wire in the toroid.