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2. Components and Materials.
Contents
Part 1: Resistance, resistors, and conductors. Skin effect. Cylindrical conductor formulae. AC resistance factor. Conductor perimiter. Proximity effect.
Part 2: The inductance of a wire.
Part 3: Resistor models. Resistors and skin effect. Wirewound and helical resistors. Resistor voltage ratings.
Part 4: Capacitance, capacitors, and insulators. Measuring permittivity. Capacitor impedance. Complex permittivity. Loss tangent.
Part 5: Understanding dielectrics. Realistic capacitor model. Modeling polarisation. Dielectric absorption. Ferroelectricity. Electrostriction and piezoelectricity. Electric and magnetic counterparts. Dielectric elastomers.
Part 6: Dielectric data. Interpretation of dielectric data. Properties of water. Microwave oven test? Dielectric power loss.

References for chapter 2.

Appendices:
A2.1 Practical continuous formulae for internal impedance.
Vacuum capacitors.
Luminous Quartz Resonators.

Unfinished sections.


© D W Knight 2007.
David Knight asserts the right to be recognised as the author of this work.

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