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Solving common mistakes in communications cabling for electrical utilities
BY FRANK KODITEK, Belden Inc.
In the energy industry, there are numerous types of cables in use for a wide variety of applications, from transporting high-voltage current for miles to providing power and data connectivity within and among substations and to and from control centers. For the purposes of this article, we will be looking at the communications cables that are the veins and arteries of...
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