A 2-wire d.c. ring distributor is 300 m long and is fed at 240 V at point A. At point B, 150 m from A, a load of 120 A is taken and at C, 100 m in the opposite direction, a load of80 A is taken. If the resistance per 100 m of single conductor is 0-03 Q, find :(i) current in each section of distributor(ii) voltage at points B and C * IA 150 m 120 A B 240 V I – 120 100 m IA - 200 80 A

A 2-wire d.c. ring distributor is 300 m long and is fed at 240 V at point A. At point B, 150 m from A, a load of 120 A is taken and at C, 100 m in the opposite direction, a load of80 A is taken. If the resistance per 100 m of single conductor is 0-03 Q, find :(i) current in each section of distributor(ii) voltage at points B and C * IA 150 m 120 A B 240 V I – 120 100 m IA - 200 80 A

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Chapter4: Transmission Line Parameters

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Problem 4.4P: One thousand circular mils or 1 kcmil is sometimes designated by the abbreviation MCM75C. Data for...

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