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lukas86
I was asked by my supervisor what was going on here, and was looking for some additional help from anyone who may have thoughts.
I can't really draw a picture here, so I'll describe it as best as possible. There is 120 Volt power supply leading out to a machine/load. Basically, one power supply, one resistor. Theoretically, the voltage on the ground end of this load should be zero; however, it is measured as 6.7 volts. So this is causing problems. The current measured was to be 16 amps just after the load, so on the ground end of the load. The length of the cable going from the load to ground is 600 feet.
I am to look at, and comment on why there is still voltage on the line when it is directly connected to ground, or what can be done to get the 6.7 volts down to 1-1.5 volts which the instruments on the ground end normally function at without malfunctioning. The wire is copper, and "1 ott, (the size of my thumb)" so anywhere from 10mm-20mm in diameter. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I can't really draw a picture here, so I'll describe it as best as possible. There is 120 Volt power supply leading out to a machine/load. Basically, one power supply, one resistor. Theoretically, the voltage on the ground end of this load should be zero; however, it is measured as 6.7 volts. So this is causing problems. The current measured was to be 16 amps just after the load, so on the ground end of the load. The length of the cable going from the load to ground is 600 feet.
I am to look at, and comment on why there is still voltage on the line when it is directly connected to ground, or what can be done to get the 6.7 volts down to 1-1.5 volts which the instruments on the ground end normally function at without malfunctioning. The wire is copper, and "1 ott, (the size of my thumb)" so anywhere from 10mm-20mm in diameter. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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