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Constuction of Current Limiting Reactors

04/20/2010 1:50 AM

Why current limiting reactors put in system are of air cored construction?

What are other specific features?
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Re: Constuction of Current Limiting Reactors

04/27/2010 6:15 AM

Because air can not store significant energy.

For instance a lighting spike is expended forming a magnetic flux, but there is little energy return.

If you put a metal or ferrite core in the coil, then it would return energy - to the downstream equipment.

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Re: Constuction of Current Limiting Reactors

04/28/2010 8:00 PM

Also helps with cooling ... maybe?

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