Question: Help me answer these two problems and show work: 1) The highest generation capacity (MW) pumped hydro facility in the world is Bath County Pumped

Help me answer these two problems and show work:

1) The highest generation capacity (MW) pumped hydro facility in the world is Bath County Pumped Storage Station in Virginia. The upper and lower reservoirs are separated by 380m in elevation. It is approximately 88% efficient in generating and in pumping modes.

a) What is the round-trip efficiency of the facility (storing and generating)?

b) If the dam releases 100 m^3/s of water, how much electric power will be produced?

c) How many cubic meters (m3) of water will be pumped up by 1 kWh of electric energy?

2) A 70 km long electrical power line carries power from Palo Verde to Phoenix. The line supplies 750 MW on a 500 KV line. The line has a resistance of 0.1 ohms per km. Assume all values are RMS and only pure resistive effects. Include units.

a) What is the current flowing along the line?

b) What is the voltage drop between the ends of the line?

c) How much power is lost in the line?

d) What percentage of the power that the line supplies is lost in the power line?

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