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Busbars connected in parallel (same single phase), 6 x 100 mm flat bars, spaced by 6 mm - proximity factor calculated with FEM is K=1.38 (vs. 1.35 given by Ducluzaux)

A. Ducluzaux, Extra losses caused in high current conductors by skin and proximity effects, Cahier technique no. 83, Schneider Electric, 1983, {accessed 2021-04-08}

The results were generated with the software Finite Element Method Magnetics created by Dr David Meeker.

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