Skin effect

tendency of alternating current to have the greatest current density near the surface of a conductor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Skin effect
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Skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current to flow towards the perimeter of a conductor and leave the center part of the conductor without (or barely) any electricity flow. This effect increases as frequency increases.

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Skin effect inside an electric conductor


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