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What is meant by skin effect?

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Appandairaj

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The skin effect occurs in conductors carrying alternating currents, where the tendency is for the current to flow towards the surface of the conductor. The effect increases with frequency. At radio frequencies, the skin effect is so pronounced, that there is little point in using solid conductors, so tubes are used instead.

The skin effect is responsible for the so-called 'AC resistance'. This is because the skin effect acts to reduce the effective cross-sectional area of a conductor, thus increasing its resistance compared to when a DC current passes through the conductor.

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