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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a power transmission line shorts to metal support with high capacitance?
A)Increased system frequency destabilizes oscillation
B)Ferroresonance causes voltage amplification✓
C)Line impedance matches surge impedance
D)Skin effect diminishes current-carrying capacity
💡 Explanation
Ferroresonance causes voltage amplification, because magnetic flux saturates the metal structure and the capacitance with ground creates a lightly damped resonant circuit, therefore resulting in high voltages rather than typical ground fault overcurrents because only small currents are needed to sustain the effect.
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