The diagram below (not to scale) shows a symmetrical arrangement of conductors in a 700m long 3-phase distribution line on a factory site. The individual conductors have a radius of 25mm and are arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle with a distance between conducto r centers (labelled D in the diagram) of 600mm. The line is located in air which has a permittivity of 8.85-10-12 F/m. Which of the following corresponds to the capacitance of one phase to neutral for this 700m long section of line? D D D OA2.44 x 10-8 F OB. 1.75 x 10-11 F OC.1.22 x 10-8 F OD. 1.97μF

The diagram below (not to scale) shows a symmetrical arrangement of conductors in a 700m long 3-phase distribution line on a factory site. The individual conductors have a radius of 25mm and are arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle with a distance between conducto r centers (labelled D in the diagram) of 600mm. The line is located in air which has a permittivity of 8.85-10-12 F/m. Which of the following corresponds to the capacitance of one phase to neutral for this 700m long section of line? D D D OA2.44 x 10-8 F OB. 1.75 x 10-11 F OC.1.22 x 10-8 F OD. 1.97μF

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Chapter4: Transmission Line Parameters

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Problem 4.10P: A 60-Hz, three-phase three-wire overhead line has solid cylindrical conductors arranged in the form...

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