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on t h e c o n d u c t or i n c a b l e s d e p e n d s u p on
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a nt on
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( a) o p e n c i rc u i t s ( b ) fl a s h or e r ( c ) s p a r ki n g b
e twe e n l i n e s ( d ) we a t h e r c o n d i ti o n s

1 1. S a g i s p r ov i d e d i n ove r h e a d l i n e s s o th a t
( a) s a f e te n s i on i s e xc e e d e d , r e p a i r c a n b e d o n
e ( b ) s a f e te n s i on i s n o t e x c e e d e d a n d a l s o r e p
ai r c an n o t b e d on e ( c ) s a f e te n s i on i s n o t e x c e e
d e d , r e p a i r c a n b e d on e ( d ) s a f e te n s i on i s e xc e
e d e d , r e p a i r c a n n ot b e d o n e

1 2. T h e p u r p os e o f g r ad i n g i n tr a n s m i s s i o n l i n
eisto
( a) r e d u c e t he t r an s m i s s i on l i n e l o s s e s ( b ) i n
c r e a s e th e e a rt h c ap a c i t a nc e o f t h e l owe s t u n i t
( c ) i n c r e a s e th e t ra n s m i s s i on l i n e l o s s e s ( d )
r e d u c e t he e a r th c a p ac i t a n c e o f th e l owe s t u n i t

1 3. T h e d i ff e r e n c e i n l e ve l b /w th e p o i nts o f s u p
p or t s a n d t h e l owe s t p oi nt c a l l e d
( a) c o n d i c t i vi ty ( b ) t e n s i o n ( c ) c o r on a ( d ) s
ag
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1 4. C o n s i d e r t h e f ol l ow i n g s t a te m e nt s : i n c r e
a s e of s u s p e n s i on ty p e i n s u l a to r s , t h e s t r i ng e
ffi c i e n c y c an b e i m p r ove d by a u s i n g a l on g e r c r
o s s ar m b u s i n g a g u ar d r i n g c g ra d i n g t h e i n s u
la t or d i s c s d r e d u c i n g t h e c r o s s ar m l e n gt h o f th
e s e s ta t e m e nt s
( a) 2 , 3 an d 4 a r e c or r e c t ( b ) 2 a n d 4 ar e c o rr e c t
( c ) 1 a n d 3 ar e c o rr e c t ( d ) 1 , 2 an d 3 a r e c or r e c t

1 5. I n e ff e c t of w i n d a n d i c e l o ad i n g , t h e t o t al
we i gt h o f th e c o n d u c t or p e r u n i t l e n g t h i s
( a) W t = ( w i -w w ) 2-w 2w ( b ) W t = ( W -w i ) 2 + ( w
w )2(c) Wt = (W + wi )2+(ww )2(d) Wt = (Ww
+ wi )2+ w2

1 6. S u l p hu r h e x afl u o r i d e c ab l e i s i n s u l a t e d by
( a) p o l y v i nyl ch l or i d e ( b ) c o m p r e s s e d ga s ( c )
h i g h p r e s s u r e oi l ( d ) i m p r e g n at e d p a p e r

1 7. Fe rr a nti e ff e c t on th e l o n g ove rh e ad l i n e i s e x
p e r i e nt e d w h e n i t i s
( a) o n f u l l l oa d a t u n i ty p owe r f ac t o r y ( b ) o n a
ny l oa d ( c ) o n f u l l l oa d a t 0. 8 p owe r f a c t o ry l e ad
( d ) l i g ht l y l o ad e d

1 8. A s th e o p e r at i n g vol t a ge an d c on s e q u e nt l y t
h e e l e c t r i c s tr e s s o n t h e d i e l e c t r i c o f s ol i d ty p
e c ab l e i s i n c re as e d f r o m a l ow val u e , t h e d i e l e c
t ri c p owe r f a c t or c os i n c r e a s e s ve ry r ap i d l y. T
h i s i s d u e t oi n c r e a s e i n
( a) i o n i s at i o n i n t h e vo i d s p re s e nt i n t h e d i e l e c
t r i c ( b ) c o r e - t o e ar t h c ap a c i t an c e o f t h e c ab l e
( c ) r e s i s t i v i ty of d i e l e c t r i c m at e r i a l ( d ) c o r e
- to - c or e c a p ac i t a n c e o f th e c a b l e

1 9. S m a ll w i r e s (o r ) w i r e s ofl i g ht m at e r i a l a r e s
ubjected
( a) t o l e s s s w i n i n g by t h e w i n d t h an h e av y c o n d
u c t o r ( b ) t o m or e s w i n i n g by t h e w i n d t h an l e s
s c on d u c to r ( c ) t o m or e s w i n i n g by t h e w i n d t h
an h e av y c o n d u c t or ( d ) t o l e s s s w i n i n g by t h e w
i n d t h an l e s s c o nd u c to r

2 0. I n a 3 - p h a s e , 4- w i r e c ab l e , t h e x - s e c t i on a l
a r e a of n e u t r al c on d u c to r i s
( a) 1 . 5 ti m e s t h e a r e a o f p h a s e c on d u c t o r ( b )
e a u al t o th e ar e a o f p h as e c o n d u c t or ( c ) h a l f o f
t h e ar e a o f p h a s e c o nd u c to r s ( d ) d o u b l e t h e a r
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