Essential University Physics
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ISBN: 9780134988566
Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 24, Problem 66P
A power plant produces 1000 MW to supply a city 40 km away. Current flows from the power plant on a single wire with resistance 50 mΩ/km, through the city, and returns via the ground, which has negligible resistance. At the power plant the voltage between wire and ground is 115 kV. Find (a) the current in the wire and (b) the fraction of the power lost in transmission.
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