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Ferranti effects

Ferranti effects is the plural of Ferranti effect.

Meaning of Ferranti effect

Noun

Ferranti effect (plural Ferranti effects)

  1. An increase in voltage occurring at the receiving end of a long transmission line, above the voltage at the sending end. This occurs when the line is energized, but there is a very light load or the load is disconnected. The capacitive line charging current produces a voltage drop across the line inductance that is in-phase with the sending end voltages considering the line resistance as negligible.
    • The Ferranti effect is much more pronounced in underground cables, even in short lengths, because of their high capacitance.

Questions about Ferranti effects

What is Ferranti effects the plural of?
Ferranti effects is the plural of Ferranti effect.

Words near Ferranti effects in the dictionary

  1. ferrandins
  2. Ferrantelli
  3. Ferrantello
  4. Ferranti
  5. Ferranti effect
  6. Ferranti effects
  7. Ferranti phenomenon
  8. Ferrantis
  9. Ferrar
  10. Ferrara
  11. Ferraras

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