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Typ
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*Al
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tor
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nti
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o
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seconduc
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omal
umi
numal
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y,o
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ring
highe
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ngthandcor
rosi
onre
sistan
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lel
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Fac
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*Curr
ent
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ngCapac
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rmu
stbea
blet
ocar
ryt
her
equ
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dcu
rre
ntwi
tho
ut
e
xce
ssi
vevol
tagedro
poroverheat
ing.

*Mechani
cal
Str
ength:Theconduc
torsho
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etowi
ths
tandt
heme
chani
cal
str
ess
esc
aus
ed
bywi
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e,a
ndothe
re nvi
ronment
alfact
ors.

*Sag:Thec
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eanac
cep
tabl
esagbe
twe
ens
upp
ort
stoav
oidi
nte
rfe
renc
ewi
th
o
bje
ctsorst
ruct
ures.

*Co
st:Thec
osto
fthec
ondu
cto
rmat
eri
alandi
nst
all
ati
oni
sani
mpo
rtantc
ons
ide
rat
ion
.

Ap
pli
cat
ionso
fOv
erhe
adLi
neCo
ndu
cto
rs

*Tr
ans
mis
sio
nLi
nes
:Hi
gh-v
olt
aget
rans
mis
sio
nli
nest
rans
por
tel
ect
ric
ityo
verl
ongdi
stanc
es.

*Di
str
ibu
tionLi
nes
:Lo
wer
-vo
ltagedi
str
ibu
tio
nli
nesde
li
vere
lec
tri
ci
tyt
ore
side
nti
al
,co
mme
rci
al
,
andi
ndustr
ialar
eas
.

*Ru
ralEl
ect
rifi
cat
ion:Ov
erhe
adl
ine
sar
eco
mmo
nlyu
sedt
oex
tende
lec
tri
cal
ser
vic
etor
ural
are
as.

I
mageo
fOv
erhe
adLi
neCo
ndu
cto
rs:

Wo
uldyo
uli
ket
okno
wmo
reabo
utas
pec
ifi
ctyp
eofc
ondu
cto
rori
tsap
pli
cat
ions
?