(a) What current is needed to transmit 100 MW of power at 200 kV? (b) What is...

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(a) What current is needed to transmit 100 MW of power at 200 kV?

(b) What is the power dissipated by the transmission lines if they have a resistance of 1.00 Ω? 

(c) What percentage of the power is lost in the transmission lines?

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We are given Pave = 100 MW, Vrms = 200 kV, and the resistance of the lines is R = 1.00Ω. Using these givens, we can find the current flowing (from P = IV) and then the power dissipated in the lines (P = I2 R), and we take the ratio to the total power transmitted.

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