Calculate the net or total inductance as seen from the 24 V source vantage point in the circuit shown below.
Focus on the parallel combination of L_2, L_3, and L_4, first. Apply Eq. 1.36 to calculate the equivalent inductance L_{234} for the three parallel inductors:
L_{EQ}=\frac{L_1L_2L_3}{L_1L_2+L_2L_3+L_1L_3} (1.36)
L_{234}=\frac{L_2L_3L_4}{L_2L_3+L_3L_4+L_1L_4}= \frac{(20 mH)(30 mH)(40 mH)}{(20 mH)(30 mH)+(30 mH)(40 mH)+(20 mH)(40 mH)}
= 9.23 mH
This reduces the circuit as shown below:
Inductors L_1 and L_{234}, in this reduced circuit, lend themselves to a linear com-bination. Therefore, the equivalent inductance L_{EQ} for the entire parallel and series inductor hybrid circuit would be as follows:
L_{EQ}=L_1+L_{234}= 10 mH+ 9.23 mH =19.23 mH