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AT the meeting of the Overhead-Lines Association in London on September 20, the methods used in North America and Scandinavia for distributing overhead lines were discussed. Mr. A. L. Stanton, president of the Association, said that it is difficult to make comparisons between the methods used in different countries, as the everyday conditions vary widely. In the United States, not more than five per cent of the street lighting is done by gas and not more than 25 per cent of the factory supplies comes from independent stations. The early development of many American supply systems was governed mainly by utilitarian considerations, not much attention being paid to securing continuous service, voltage regulation and avoidance of danger risks.
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Overhead Line Distribution Outside Great Britain. Nature 133, 59–60 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133059d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133059d0