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Inductive kick
A pulse of high voltage produced across a coil when current flowing through it is interrupted. When direct current flows through a coil, a magnetic field surrounds each turn of wire, and this magnetic field is sustained as long as the current flows.
When the current is interrupted, the magnetic field instantly collapses, and the lines of magnetic flux cut across each turn of the coil. This collapsing field induces a short-duration pulse of voltage into the coil that is many times greater than the original voltage. This pulse of high voltage is called an inductive kick, or a transient voltage spike.
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