2. Electrical sizing
2.1 Conductor heating. Permissible currents
2.1.1 Maximum admissible currents. Definition
An overhead line is built to carry electrical power, and is dimensioned according to the current intensities permitted in its conductors. Conductors heat up mainly by the Joule effect and cool down by convection (cf.
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