Title :
Conductor redesign saves copper
Author :
Osipovich, A. A.
Author_Institution :
Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oreg.
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;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1943.6435909
