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Default Ideal electrical systems (just idle curiosity)

On 28/07/14 13:35, John Williamson wrote:
On 28/07/2014 11:52, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/07/14 08:19, John Williamson wrote:
On 28/07/2014 01:56, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
No it really isn't dielectric losses.


It's capacitive loading.


Exactly.

But the power isn't lost *in* the dielectric, its lost in driving the
current down the wires *to* the dielectric.

There is a niggling, and mostly insignificant loss in that the
insulation isn't a *perfect* dielectric, but yes, the main losses are in
the conductors.



That I can agree with..


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