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Skin effect (electrodynamics)

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In electromagnetism, skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to become distributed within a conductor such that the current density is largest near the surface of the conductor and decreases exponentially with greater depths in the conductor. The electric current flows mainly at the "skin" of the conductor, between the outer surface and a level called the skin depth. Skin depth depends on the frequency of the alternating current; as frequency increases, current flow becomes more concentrated near the surface, resulting in less skin depth. Skin effect reduces the effective cross-section of the conductor and thus increases its effective resistance. It is caused by opposing eddy currents induced by the changing magnetic field resulting from the alternating current. At 60 Hz in copper, skin depth is about 8.5 mm. At high frequencies skin depth becomes much smaller.

Skin effect - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tendency of AC current flow in a conductor's outer layer "Skin depth" redirects here. For the depth (layers) of biological/organic skin, see skin . Distribution of current flow in a cylindrical conductor, shown in cross section. For alternating current , current density decreases exponentially from the surface towards the inside. Skin depth, δ, is defined as the depth where the current density is just 1/e (about 37%) of the value at the surface; it depends on the frequency of the current and the electrical and magnet

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