12Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
OBJECTIVES: After studying this chapter, you will be able to
- Define and use terms used in the electric power industry
- Explain what a substation is
- Describe why it is necessary to transmit electricity at an elevated voltage
- Describe the difference between transmission and distribution
- Calculate the resistance of a length of wire
- Explain why transmission line conductors have inductance and capacitance
- Determine inductance and capacitance of transmission lines
- Describe what transposition in transmission line is and how it is done
- Select conductors carrying a given electric current under given conditions
- Explain why it is necessary to ground electric equipment
- Describe different ways that equipment ...
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