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describe the electron theory - correct answer✔✔everything that occupies space and has
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weight, is composed of atoms. atoms are subdivided into still smaller particles called
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protons, neutrons, and electrons ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
define an electrical current - correct answer✔✔when electrical pressure is applied across
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the length of wire, the free electrons in the wire give up their random motion and move or
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flow in one general direction.
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define a conductor - correct answer✔✔materials having free electrons
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define an insulator - correct answer✔✔material having few free electrons
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what are three examples of good insulators? - correct answer✔✔glass, porcelain, rubber
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what is the unit of electric current? - correct answer✔✔ampere/amp
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what instrument is used to measure electric current - correct answer✔✔ammeter
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what is the unit of electric pressure? - correct answer✔✔voltage
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what is the unit of electric power? - correct answer✔✔watt
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,what is the unit of electric energy? - correct answer✔✔watts
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what instrument is used to measure electric energy? - correct answer✔✔voltmeter
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what is the formula for ohms law? - correct answer✔✔V=IxR (voltage=CurrentxResistance
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definition of alternating current - correct answer✔✔electric current which periodically ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
passes through a regular succession of changing values, both positive and negative
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what is the unit of an alternating-current frequency? - correct answer✔✔hertz
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define the power factor of an alternating-current curcuit - correct answer✔✔the ratio of the
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actual power to the product of volts times amperes
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PF=watts/VoltsxAmperes
describe the theory of operation of an electric transformer - correct answer✔✔voltage must
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be stepped up and then must be stepped down. the transformer is the apparatus used to
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make these changes ||\\//|| ||\\//||
describe a typical electric system - correct answer✔✔powerplant, transmission, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
transmission lines, substation, distribution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
what is a transmission line? - correct answer✔✔a set of conductors energized at over 69,000
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volts and transmitting large blocks of electrical energy over relatively long distances
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how do voltage levels of transmission, subtransmision, and distribution differ? - correct
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answer✔✔transmission circuits: 69kv-765kv, subtransmission ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, when is a direct current transmission line used? - correct answer✔✔to transmit large
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amounts of power over long distances or to interconnect two AC systems that are not ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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list of functions that can be accomplished in an electric substation - correct
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answer✔✔switch generators, equipment, and circuits or lines in/out of the system, change ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
AC voltage from on level to another, or changing AC->DC or DC->AC
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list the component parts of the electrical distribution system - correct answer✔✔(1)
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distribution substation, (2) distribution feeder circuits, (3) switches, (4) protective ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
equipment, (5) primary circuits, (6) distribution transformers, (7) secondaries, and (8) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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describe a traditional distribution feeder circuit - correct answer✔✔serve as a source to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
branch or primary circuits and are often referred to as distribution main-feeder or express
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what is a primary circuit? - correct answer✔✔distribution circuits greater than 600 volts up
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to 69,00 volts are often referred to as primaries by lineman
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what is the purpose of a distribution transformer? - correct answer✔✔to reduce voltage of
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the primary circuit to the utilization voltage required to supply the customer
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describe an electrical service - correct answer✔✔the wire extending from the distribution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
transformer, adjacent to the customers property to the customers premises are called a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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what is the purpose of an electric substation - correct answer✔✔an electrical substation is
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an installation with electrical equipment capable of interrupting or establishing electrical
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questions with accurate detailed ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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describe the electron theory - correct answer✔✔everything that occupies space and has
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weight, is composed of atoms. atoms are subdivided into still smaller particles called
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protons, neutrons, and electrons ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
define an electrical current - correct answer✔✔when electrical pressure is applied across
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the length of wire, the free electrons in the wire give up their random motion and move or
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flow in one general direction.
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define a conductor - correct answer✔✔materials having free electrons
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define an insulator - correct answer✔✔material having few free electrons
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what are three examples of good insulators? - correct answer✔✔glass, porcelain, rubber
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what is the unit of electric current? - correct answer✔✔ampere/amp
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what instrument is used to measure electric current - correct answer✔✔ammeter
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what is the unit of electric pressure? - correct answer✔✔voltage
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what is the unit of electric power? - correct answer✔✔watt
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,what is the unit of electric energy? - correct answer✔✔watts
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what instrument is used to measure electric energy? - correct answer✔✔voltmeter
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what is the formula for ohms law? - correct answer✔✔V=IxR (voltage=CurrentxResistance
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definition of alternating current - correct answer✔✔electric current which periodically ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
passes through a regular succession of changing values, both positive and negative
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what is the unit of an alternating-current frequency? - correct answer✔✔hertz
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define the power factor of an alternating-current curcuit - correct answer✔✔the ratio of the
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actual power to the product of volts times amperes
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PF=watts/VoltsxAmperes
describe the theory of operation of an electric transformer - correct answer✔✔voltage must
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be stepped up and then must be stepped down. the transformer is the apparatus used to
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make these changes ||\\//|| ||\\//||
describe a typical electric system - correct answer✔✔powerplant, transmission, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
transmission lines, substation, distribution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
what is a transmission line? - correct answer✔✔a set of conductors energized at over 69,000
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volts and transmitting large blocks of electrical energy over relatively long distances
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how do voltage levels of transmission, subtransmision, and distribution differ? - correct
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answer✔✔transmission circuits: 69kv-765kv, subtransmission ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, when is a direct current transmission line used? - correct answer✔✔to transmit large
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amounts of power over long distances or to interconnect two AC systems that are not ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
synchronized
list of functions that can be accomplished in an electric substation - correct
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answer✔✔switch generators, equipment, and circuits or lines in/out of the system, change ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
AC voltage from on level to another, or changing AC->DC or DC->AC
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list the component parts of the electrical distribution system - correct answer✔✔(1)
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distribution substation, (2) distribution feeder circuits, (3) switches, (4) protective ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
equipment, (5) primary circuits, (6) distribution transformers, (7) secondaries, and (8) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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describe a traditional distribution feeder circuit - correct answer✔✔serve as a source to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
branch or primary circuits and are often referred to as distribution main-feeder or express
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feeder circuits ||\\//||
what is a primary circuit? - correct answer✔✔distribution circuits greater than 600 volts up
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to 69,00 volts are often referred to as primaries by lineman
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what is the purpose of a distribution transformer? - correct answer✔✔to reduce voltage of
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the primary circuit to the utilization voltage required to supply the customer
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describe an electrical service - correct answer✔✔the wire extending from the distribution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
transformer, adjacent to the customers property to the customers premises are called a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
service
what is the purpose of an electric substation - correct answer✔✔an electrical substation is
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an installation with electrical equipment capable of interrupting or establishing electrical
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