Why doesn't long distance power tranmission cause sine wave distortion?

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Ingenieur said:
The closer to v peak and the higher x/r the greater the offset
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So this DC offset is coming from reactive components in the network, such as VARS being generated of the capacitance in an underground cable? would a cap bank attached to a bus also result in more DC offset?
 
Simply love this type thread, helps to be able to understand some widespread misconceptions and how to answer some of the misunderstandings encountered in the everyday world of fixing other peoples electronic problems.

carry on - did anyone mention the wavelength of 60 Hz <G> :?
 
junkhound said:
Simply love this type thread, helps to be able to understand some widespread misconceptions and how to answer some of the misunderstandings encountered in the everyday world of fixing other peoples electronic problems.

carry on - did anyone mention the wavelength of 60 Hz <G> :?
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http://www.csgnetwork.com/freqwavelengthcalc.html

3160 miles on a full wave.

Which leads me to ask from an electrical theory stand point: how would a 3160 mile 500kv transmission line behave? What if same line was tasked to run 50Hz? Will standard capacitive reactance explain it?
 
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