3. A 50-mile, 60-hz, three-phase line composed of one-900 MCM, 54/7 ACSR conductor per phase has flat horizontal spacing of 30 ft between adjacent conductors. Compare the inductive capacitive reactance with that of a line using a three-conductor bundle of 300 MCM ACSR 26/7 conductors having the same total cross- sectional area as the single-conductor line and 30-ft spacing measured from the center of the bundles. The equilateral spacing between conductors in the bundle is 10 inches.

3. A 50-mile, 60-hz, three-phase line composed of one-900 MCM, 54/7 ACSR conductor per phase has flat horizontal spacing of 30 ft between adjacent conductors. Compare the inductive capacitive reactance with that of a line using a three-conductor bundle of 300 MCM ACSR 26/7 conductors having the same total cross- sectional area as the single-conductor line and 30-ft spacing measured from the center of the bundles. The equilateral spacing between conductors in the bundle is 10 inches.

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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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