Practice - Transmission Lines
Practice Questions
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Why is high voltage used in transmission lines?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between current and voltage in power transmission.
What does EHV stand for?
💡 Hint: Recall the voltage range associated with EHV.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the primary reason for using high voltage in transmission lines?
💡 Hint: Think about how power losses relate to current.
True or False: Bundled conductors are used to increase the electric field strength around the conductor.
💡 Hint: What happens to electric fields with bundling?
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Challenge Problems
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A transmission line is operating at 66 kV with current flow at 2000 A and a line resistance of 0.02 ohms per km. Calculate the power loss in a 10 km length of this line.
💡 Hint: Don’t forget to calculate the total resistance over the entire length.
Discuss how a utility could address voltage fluctuations in a transmission line with increasing renewable integration. What role do substations play in this scenario?
💡 Hint: Consider how reactive power could control voltage stability.
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