Most countries provide AC electricity at V RMS 220240 V to residential customers. In the US

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Most countries provide AC electricity at VRMS ≈ 220–240 V to residential customers. In the US and parts of South America VRMS ≈ 110–120 V is provided. How do resistive losses in household wires compare between the two? Given the result, why do you think even higher voltages are not used?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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