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Sorry if this is too basic but I'm unsure re this and haven't found similar on Web ... Formula to determine moment at R? Thanks from an electrical

Thanks Jon After the posting I was surprised to discover so much 19.1 kV SWER in Queensland (and NT too I think). Then I found some in the bottom of NZ as well! So I spent some time talking to Otago Power who were very helpful. Their system is actually 22 kV; some sourced from 11 kV but most...

Ruudites you say! But not Luddites I trust. The guy who gave us the quote is away for a few days but I'll come back after.

Thanks both Well it seems to me there is an in-rush magnetising current decreasing over a few cycles, similar to what is found with transformers. Then will be the much-reduced 'starting' current for a few minutes prior to full output. If this is the case I need to consider whether the volt...

Thanks itsmoked I Googled following up your response (should have done this first!) and have a better understanding now. You're saying there is no large current flow for a few cycles during the magnetising of choke? In a nutshell, I just need to ensure that I can use the operating current in...

My thanks to both of you. I have followed some of the suggestions up. Cheers Graeme

Hi I'm no lighting engineer so please bear with me. I need to calculate the cable voltage drop during start and operating conditions of the Ruud CF3499 flood light fitted with 1000 W 240 V MH lamps. I was under the impression that any light fitted with a choke would have a large in-rush...

Thanks cuky2000. I'll follow this up. Incidentially the 2nd-to-last line should read "... requirement with 22 kV 3-wire system (12.7 kV to ground)."

Hello In New Zealand we have quite a lot of SWER (single-wire earth return) line in various remote areas. In fact I think a NZ power board engineer developed the concept in the 1930s. As far as I know it’s all 11 kV line-to-ground. Under the old regulations such a system was limited to 8 A...

You're right, thanks desertfox!

Hi All Not really electrical engineering, but I'm trying to apply formula to engineering problem ... The following formula determines the Weighted Average Life (Lavg) of a group of power poles ... Lavg = Qconc/Qtot * 60 + (Qtot-Qconc)/Qtot * 45 where Qconc is quantity of concrete poles, Qtot...

They're both great ... thanks! Actually I had the correct answers as it turned out, but couldn't really explain. Values used were hypothetical ... amongst other things I occasionally survey power lines. The first scenario roughly simulates the transverse wind applied to a wire on a suspension...

Hello axle Interesting topic, and fills in quite a few gaps for me. I'd be particularly interested in any response regarding your first point "Firstly, are the loadings that were used in a working load design ...". I stand to be corrected, but I think the scheduled Ultimate LS...

Hi ... sorry this is so simple for you lot but I never did well at mechanics and it was sooo long ago. 1) I know if I plant a 5 meter high post in concrete and apply a 1 kN horizontal force at the pole tip, the pole moment is 5 kNm. That's easy enough, but what if I weld a right-angled fitting...

In case it's unclear, my example values (including my "starting point") are Finals. After fixing my wind load error, my results are each within 1 % of alehman's. And I'm pretty happy with that!