Submitted by Nihilblistic t3_z2p0pk in askscience
Nihilblistic OP t1_ixlyins wrote
Reply to comment by abaxeron in Do planetary magnetic fields have a strong impact on electric devices? by Nihilblistic
Thank you so very much for your post, it put me on the track I wanted to be on, namely looking on the effects of eddy currents on spacecraft, which has been a fascinating read.
What I am getting from it though that given a rotating orbiting object, depending on the strength of the magnetic field, you'd find stuff like rotation dampening, resistive torque, and Joule heating in conductive materials, with minor but non-negligible impact.
abaxeron t1_ixm13pu wrote
Eddy currents! Always forget how they're called. Glad I could be helpful!
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