What is ELI the ICE man?ELI the ICE man is used to remember the relationship between current and voltage in an inductor and capacitor. ELI the ICE man stands for the fact that voltage [E] leads current [I] in an inductor [L] (that’s the ELI part) and current [I] leads voltage [E] in a capacitor [C] (that’s the ICE part).ELI the ICE man is a mnemonic. That is to say that it’s a learning technique that aids information retention in human memory.So ELI the ICE man helps us remember that: ELI: Volta