% Author: Malte, DE7LMS % Year: 2021 \begin{circuitikz}[ thick, longL/.style = {american inductor, inductors/coils=5, inductors/scale=.7, inductors/width=1.25}, every pin edge/.style={semithick, black} ] % original for comparison % \node[anchor=south] at (0,-1.35) {\includegraphics[width=7cm]{tb_407_q_1.png}}; \draw (-3.5,0) -- (3.5,0); \fill[top color=gray, bottom color=white] (-3.5,0) rectangle (3.5,-.25); \draw (0,0) node[circ] (gnd) {} to[longL] (0,5) node[circ] {}; \foreach \x in {1.3,1.9,2.5} { % right \draw (0,5) arc[start angle=180, end angle=0, x radius=\x/2, y radius=.3*\x] -- (\x,0); \draw[dash pattern=on 10pt off 5pt] (\x,0) arc[start angle=180, end angle=0, x radius=-\x/2, y radius=-.3*\x]; % left \draw (0,5) arc[start angle=0, end angle=180, x radius=\x/2, y radius=.3*\x] -- (-\x,0); \draw[dash pattern=on 10pt off 5pt] (-\x,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=180, x radius=-\x/2, y radius=-.3*\x]; } % Using Bézier curves looks more pleasing but is less correct % \foreach \x/\y in {-2.5/1,-1.9/.7,-1.3/.5,1.3/.5,1.9/.7,2.5/1} % \draw (0,5) .. controls +(0,\y) and +(0,\y) .. (\x,5) % -- (\x,0) % .. controls +(0,-\y) and +(0,-\y) .. (0,0); % X marks the spot \path (-1.9,2.5) arc[start angle=180, end angle=75, x radius=1.9, y radius=1.9/2.5] node[coordinate, pin=70:X] {}; \foreach \x in {1.3,1.9,2.5} \draw[dash pattern=on 10pt off 5pt] (0,2.5) circle[x radius=\x, y radius=\x/2.5]; \node[below=.2 of gnd, fill=white, inner sep=1pt] {Jord}; \end{circuitikz}