transmission line
Electrical signal carrier
A transmission line is a cable or system of conductors designed to carry electrical power or signals over distance.
In power systems, high-voltage transmission lines move electricity from generating stations to substations: The storm brought down transmission lines across the county.
In electronics and telecommunications, the term refers to specialized cables that carry radio-frequency signals with minimal loss, where the line's physical characteristics affect signal behavior.
Electrical potential difference
- high-tensionCarrying strong electrical current
- kilovoltThousand volts
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
substation · grid · conductor · cable · wire · insulator · circuit · alternating current
AC circuit opposition
- reactanceOpposition to alternating current
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
- capacitanceElectrical charge storage measure
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
propagation · reflection · standing wave · termination · loss · dielectric · electromagnetic · RF
Tall vertical structures
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- pylonsStructural support towers
- right-of-wayLegal passage entitlement
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
overhead · underground · easement · span · catenary · crossarm · lattice · guywire
Light-carrying cable technology
- coaxialSharing a central axis
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- carrierOne that transports
signal · bandwidth · attenuation · propagation · interference · modulation · multiplexing · repeater
Element thirteen
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- strandThin fiber piece
- bundledGathered and tied together
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
tensile · galvanized · overhead wire · ground wire · sag · tension · splice · clamp
voltage
Electrical potential difference
- high-tensionCarrying strong electrical current
- kilovoltThousand volts
- megawattMillion-watt unit
transformer · substation · grid · conductor · cable · wire · insulator · circuit · alternating current · direct current
impedance
AC circuit opposition
- reactanceOpposition to alternating current
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
- capacitanceElectrical charge storage measure
wavelength · propagation · reflection · standing wave · termination · loss · dielectric · electromagnetic · RF · frequency
towers
Tall vertical structures
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- pylonsStructural support towers
- right-of-wayLegal passage entitlement
corridor · overhead · underground · easement · span · catenary · crossarm · lattice · guywire · foundation
fiber-optic
Light-carrying cable technology
- coaxialSharing a central axis
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
carrier · signal · bandwidth · attenuation · propagation · interference · modulation · multiplexing · repeater · amplifier
aluminum
Element thirteen
resistance · tensile · galvanized · overhead wire · ground wire · sag · tension · splice · clamp · fitting
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, gas service, gas
- AC electricityAC, alternating current, hertz, sine wave, voltage
- broadcast equipmentbroadcast camera, broadcast tower, broadcast antenna, antenna array, video camera
- electrical gridpower grid, power grids, electrical grid, power lines, substation
transmission linewireless transmission
Sending signals without wires
radio link · wireless connection · satellite link · cellular signal · radio waves
transmission linepower plant
Facility producing electrical energy
generator · power station · electrical load · energy storage · battery system
line, transmission, linear, transmitted, transmitter, transmitting, transmissions, transmittable, retransmit