• DocumentCode
    1030801
  • Title

    Diffusion of Electric Current Into Rods, Tubes, and Flat Surfaces

  • Author

    Miller, K.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Assistant director, Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, Ill.
  • Volume
    66
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1947
  • Firstpage
    1496
  • Lastpage
    1502
  • Abstract
    Electric current density penetrates or ``soaks´´ into an electric conductor starting from the surface during current transients in a manner physically and mathematically analogous to thermal diffusion in transient heat flow. This useful concept is used to explain physically and evaluate numerically transient resistance and inductance of conductors subjected to rectangular current wave impulses.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Conductors; Copper; Current; Electric resistance; Skin effect; Surface resistance; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1947.5059604
  • Filename
    5059604