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20.5 Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

In this problem, you will verify statements made at the end of the power losses for the example. (a) What current is needed to transmit 100 MW of power at a voltage of 25.0 kV? (b) Find the power loss in a 1.00 -Ω1 . \text{00 }- \Omega transmission line. (c) What percent loss does this represent?

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