• DocumentCode
    1443563
  • Title

    Conductor redesign saves copper

  • Author

    Osipovich, A. A.

  • Author_Institution
    Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oreg.
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1943
  • Firstpage
    410
  • Lastpage
    411
  • Abstract
    Wartime contingencies determined the redesign of a major high-voltage transmission line to save 985 tons of newly mined copper for other war purposes. The result is a segmental line carrying five different types of expanded aluminum and copper conductors.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Conductors; Copper; Fabrication; Ice; Poles and towers; Production;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1943.6435909
  • Filename
    6435909