The basics of 400-Hz power systems.

Although the use of 400-Hz power is certainly declining, especially in mainframe computer power systems, some existing systems may need upgrading because of additional equipment or retrofitting. As such, it's important that you understand the restrictions associated with this frequency. These restrictions are the result of skin effect and proximity effect.Skin and proximity effectsSkin effect. In

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