True or False 1. The AC system adopted for secondary distribution is 3 phase 3 wire. 2. The network of conductors between power station and consumers is divided into two parts. 3. An AC line requires less copper than a DC line. 4. The resistance of an AC line is more than a DC line. 5. Raising the voltage n times means reducing the conductor size by 1/?

True or False 1. The AC system adopted for secondary distribution is 3 phase 3 wire. 2. The network of conductors between power station and consumers is divided into two parts. 3. An AC line requires less copper than a DC line. 4. The resistance of an AC line is more than a DC line. 5. Raising the voltage n times means reducing the conductor size by 1/?

Power System Analysis and Design (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305632134

Author:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Publisher:J. Duncan Glover, Thomas Overbye, Mulukutla S. Sarma

Chapter4: Transmission Line Parameters

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4.2MCQ: Overhead transmission-line conductors are bare with no insulating cover. (a) True (b) False

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