Re: Skin Effect

#12758
tarekibra88
Participant

As the cable cross section(C.S) increases, the
density of current (A/mm2) decreases due to skin effect.

 

 

Maximum
AMPACITY

Current
Density A/mm2

1 mm2

13 A

13

3* 150 mm2

350
A

2.3

3 * 300 mm2

570 A

1.9

3 * 400 mm2

680 A

1.7

3 * 630 mm2

 

880 A

1.4

 

the current passes in the outer layers  and decreases gradually to be zero in the
inner layers