Aluminium plate for cable termination
Aluminium plate for cable termination
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Why aluminium plate is used for single conductor cable terminal. what is different from using iron plate ?
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Why aluminium plate is used for single conductor cable terminal. what is different from using iron plate ?
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RE: Aluminium plate for cable termination
Might be to reduce Eddy currents as aluminium is non-magnetic.
desertfox
RE: Aluminium plate for cable termination
RE: Aluminium plate for cable termination
Aluminum is non-magnetic so hysteresis is not an issue.
The magnetic permeability of steel is thousands of times higher than aluminum. There is so little magnetic fux influencing the aluminum that eddy currents are almost non-existent when compared to the eddy currents in a steel plate.
An exception may be Iso-Phase bus where the currents are so high that eddy current heating even in aluminum may become noticeable.
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