An electric power station is producing 210 kW of power that is to be sent to a small town located 34.0 km away. Each of the two wires that comprise the transmission line has a resistance per kilometer of length of 0.40 Ω/km. Find the power lost in heating the wires if the voltage is stepped up from 1.20 kV to 30.0 kV using an ideal transformer.

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Terrence Parks

Physics

26 March, 09:42

An electric power station is producing 210 kW of power that is to be sent to a small town located 34.0 km away. Each of the two wires that comprise the transmission line has a resistance per kilometer of length of 0.40 Ω/km. Find the power lost in heating the wires if the voltage is stepped up from 1.20 kV to 30.0 kV using an ideal transformer.

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Jack Bailey · Answer 1

You probably know this equation giving the power dissipated:

P = IV

P = power, I = current, V = applied voltage

We can substitute I = V/R from Ohm's law:

P = V²/R

Given values:

V = 30.0*10³V, R = 0.40Ω/km*34.0km = 13.6Ω

Plug in and solve for P:

P = (30.0*10³) ²/13.6

P = 6.62*10⁷W