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MPaulHolmes · 01-07-2015, 12:03 PM

I had written to XFMRS, and they came back with a design suggestion, along with a .xmls file with all their design steps. I asked about the skin effect when I saw how large of diameter cable it was that they were suggesting, and they said the stranding "helps to mitigate" the effect. Wait! But there isn't (much) AC current in the strands! All the AC (ok not all!) current is between the capacitor and the IGBTs. Doesn't that mean the skin effect isn't very applicable?

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MPaulHolmes PaulH Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maricopa, AZ (sort of. Actually outside of town) Posts: 3,832 Michael's Electric Beetle - '71 Volkswagen Superbeetle 500000 Thanks: 1,368 Thanked 1,202 Times in 765 Posts	I had written to XFMRS, and they came back with a design suggestion, along with a .xmls file with all their design steps. I asked about the skin effect when I saw how large of diameter cable it was that they were suggesting, and they said the stranding "helps to mitigate" the effect. Wait! But there isn't (much) AC current in the strands! All the AC (ok not all!) current is between the capacitor and the IGBTs. Doesn't that mean the skin effect isn't very applicable? __________________ kits and boards