Pacific service magazine . Switch and bus structures for the high-tension transformers and oil switches siVaca-Dixon substation Pacific Service Magazine 23 safe to rely on a transmis-sion pressure of 220,000volts. It was estimatedthat the Pit power couldwith this voltage be trans-mitted toVaca-Dixon witha loss of onh^ 8 per cent,which was considered sat-isfactory. This loss figureof 8 per cent, however,was dependent upon ourcompanys engineers beingable to maintain the powerfactor of the lines some-where near unity. Thisinstallation at V a c a-Dixon of two 20,000 A, synchronous con-densers

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Pacific service magazine . Switch and bus structures for the high-tension transformers and oil switches siVaca-Dixon substation Pacific Service Magazine 23 safe to rely on a transmis-sion pressure of 220,000volts. It was estimatedthat the Pit power couldwith this voltage be trans-mitted toVaca-Dixon witha loss of onh^ 8 per cent,which was considered sat-isfactory. This loss figureof 8 per cent, however,was dependent upon ourcompanys engineers beingable to maintain the powerfactor of the lines some-where near unity. Thisinstallation at V a c a-Dixon of two 20,000 A, synchronous con-densers. Now, a synchron-ous condenser is merely acertain type of electric motor which may beadjusted so as to cause it to take current ateither a lagging or leading power factorfrom the line. Thus, the synchronous con-densers at Vaca-Dixon substation may be soadjusted that the power factor of the Pittransmission lines may be held close to unityeven though the power factor of the load ismuch less than Two 20,000 k. V. a. synchronous condensers installed atDixon substation Vaca-

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