Standard 50 Hz copper, moderate temperature, all params given
Ac Resistance Temperature
Computes the AC resistance of a power cable conductor at operating temperature by first correcting DC resistance from 20 deg C using R'(T) = R_20 * [1 + alpha_20 * (T - 20)], then applying the IEC 60287-1-1 skin effect factor ys to obtain R_ac = R_dc(T) * (1 + ys). Essential for cable thermal rating and power loss calculations in transmission and distribution systems.
4 fields
4 archetypes
with-tool
3 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
4 inputs to 3 scored outputs
dc_resistance_20c_ohm_per_km
floatDC resistance of conductor at 20 deg C
0.01 to 5ohm/kmconductor_material
enumfrom archetypehidden in hardConductor material
copperaluminiumoperating_temp_c
floatOperating temperature of the conductor
20 to 200deg Cfrequency_hz
floatSystem frequency
16.7 to 60Hz
DC resistance at operating temperature (ohm/km)
Skin effect factor ys (dimensionless)
AC resistance at operating temperature (ohm/km)
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
Any material and frequency, transmission-level conductors
Conductor material hidden, agent must infer from context and resistance value
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
distribution_copper
2 contextsCopper distribution cable at moderate temperature
sydney-urban / melbourne-urban
distribution_aluminium
2 contextsAluminium distribution cable at moderate temperature
brisbane-suburban / perth-suburban
transmission_copper
2 contextsCopper transmission conductor at elevated temperature
hunter-valley-transmission / latrobe-valley-transmission
transmission_aluminium
2 contextsAluminium transmission conductor at high temperature
queensland-overhead / south-australia-overhead
rendered task
Generation Preview
hunter-valley-transmission-transmission-copper-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- transmission_copper
- site context
- hunter-valley-transmission
visible fields
- dc_resistance_20c_ohm_per_km0.01 to 0.15 ohm/km
- operating_temp_c50 to 120 deg C
- frequency_hz16.7 to 60 Hz
withheld schema
Copper transmission conductor at elevated temperature. hunter-valley-transmission. Required outputs: dc_resistance_at_temp_ohm_per_km, skin_effect_factor, ac_resistance_ohm_per_km