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induced current

Noun

Meaning

induced current (countable and uncountable, plural induced currents)

An electric current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Because the motion of this induced current flow is perpendicular to the magnetic field, the plasma is accelerated out into space by the Lorentz force at a high exhaust velocity (10 to 100 km/s). Source: Internet

The heating caused by the induced current is called ohmic (or resistive) heating; it is the same kind of heating that occurs in an electric light bulb or in an electric heater. Source: Internet

Ohmic heating ~ inductive mode Since the plasma is an electrical conductor, it is possible to heat the plasma by inducing a current through it; in fact, the induced current that heats the plasma usually provides most of the poloidal field. Source: Internet

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