Talk:Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced

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[edit] Skin effect

Skin effect is an rf phenomenon, there is no significant skin effect at 50 or 60 Hz. Tabby (talk) 23:34, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, sorry, I saw this note after I restored the link just now. But there is an effect. At high currents in a cylindrical conductor, the electrons all repel each other, and there ends up being a net current deficit at the center for that reason, which ACSR exploits. (I'm pretty sure ACSR "works" -- that is, is effective -- even at DC.) So what's the right name for that skin effect phenomenon? —Steve Summit (talk) 17:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)