Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 62ICA
An average cloud-to-ground lightning strike delivers about 0.5 (half) a gigajoule [GJ] of energy to the Earth. Assuming that 25 coulombs [C] of charge was delivered with a current of 40 kiloamperes [kA], answer the following questions. Express the answers using an appropriate SI prefix such that there are only 1, 2, or 3 digits shown to the left of the decimal.
- a. How long did the lightning strike last, in units of seconds [s]?
- b. What was the voltage between the cloud and the ground in units of volts [V]?
- c. If an experimental lightning capturing system was able to store this energy with an efficiency of 15%, how many such strikes would be necessary to power an average American home for one year, assuming the average yearly energy usage is 600 gigajoules [GJ]?
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