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What is the phenomenon of the skin effect?

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Question added by مصعب احمد عباس احمد , electrical engineer , Electricity Distribution Company
Date Posted: 2016/01/13
Muhammad Abuzar
by Muhammad Abuzar , Assistant Project Manager , Bahum Associates (Pvt) Ltd

The electric current flows mainly at the "skin" of the conductor, between the outer surface and a level called the skin depth. The skin effect causes the effective resistance of the conductor to increase at higher frequencies where the skin depth is smaller, thus reducing the effective cross-section of the conductor.

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