The impedance of an inductor is the total resistance to the flow of current, including the AC and DC component. The DC component of the impedance is simply the DC resistance of the winding. The AC component of the impedance includes the inductor reactance. The following formula calculates the inductive reactance of an ideal inductor (i.e., one with no losses) to a sinusoidal AC signal:

Z = XL = 2πfL

L is in Henry and f is in Hertz. This equation indicates that higher impedance levels are achieved by higher inductance values or at higher frequencies. Skin effect and core losses also add to the impedance of an inductor.