A power supplies 520 kW [note units] of power to a factory through wires with a transmission resistance (loss) of 3.0 Ω.   a.  How much power is lost in transmission if the electricity is delivered at 12,000 V?   b.  Determine the efficiency (%) of transmission at 12,000 V.   c.  How much power is lost in line transmission if the electricity is delivered at 50,000 V?

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A power supplies 520 kW [note units] of power to a factory through wires with a transmission resistance (loss) of 3.0 Ω.  

a.  How much power is lost in transmission if the electricity is delivered at 12,000 V?  

b.  Determine the efficiency (%) of transmission at 12,000 V.  

c.  How much power is lost in line transmission if the electricity is delivered at 50,000 V?  

d.  Determine the efficiency (%) of transmission at 50,000 V.  

 

e.  Which transmission voltage is more efficient?  

Primary Transmission
Generating Station
11, 11.5, 12 or 13kV
220 or
500 kV
3 Phase 3 Wire System
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Step-Up Transformer
(Power Transformer)
Secondary Tranşmission
3 Phase 3 Wire System
Step-Down
Transformep
220 or 500V
/ 132 Or 66 kN
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Step-Down
Transformer
132 or 66 kV I 11 kV
11kV/ 400 & 230 V
3 Pase 4 Wire System
3 Phase 3 Wire System
Primary
Distribution
Secondary
Distribution
Distribution
Transformer
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Transcribed Image Text:Primary Transmission Generating Station 11, 11.5, 12 or 13kV 220 or 500 kV 3 Phase 3 Wire System httplelectricaltechnologyorg/ Step-Up Transformer (Power Transformer) Secondary Tranşmission 3 Phase 3 Wire System Step-Down Transformep 220 or 500V / 132 Or 66 kN http://electricaltechnology.org/ Step-Down Transformer 132 or 66 kV I 11 kV 11kV/ 400 & 230 V 3 Pase 4 Wire System 3 Phase 3 Wire System Primary Distribution Secondary Distribution Distribution Transformer http://elecricaltechnoogy.o Design By: Engr Wasim Khan Residential Consumers Copyright Material @ http://electricaltechnology.org/
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