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Is there any difference between transferring DC over one 36 mm² wire or six 6 mm² wires?
I am designing an off-grid DIY solar power site where the distance between the solar panels and inverter is going to be several dozen meters, so I would prefer to put a thicker wire to minimize losses....
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AC Wire Resistance
I stumbled across some unexpected data points when measuring the AC resistance of magnet wire. I varied the frequency of the AC voltage and measured the corresponding impedance of half a meter of 32 ...
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Why do you need a thicker wire when wire length increases?
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So far I've found that the thickness of the wire influences the resistance. A thicker wire has less resistance. Also, the length of a wire has a linear correlation with the resistance. 2x ...
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