4.4 Transformers and Coupled Coils cont.
Step 2: Assign self-inductance voltage polarities using the passive sign convention in conjunction with the directions of i1(t) and i2(t)
N.B.: i1(t) flows into the positive sign of the L1(di1(t)/dt) voltage drop and i2(t) flows into the positive sign of the L2(di2(t)/dt) voltage drop