power plant is being built that will deliver 150 KWF 55,000 P using an iron cable with resistance of.09 ohm The cable spend 4000 M determine the cables cross-sectional area and power loss of the cable

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power plant is being built that will deliver 150 KWF 55,000 P using an iron cable with resistance of.09 ohm The cable spend 4000 M determine the cables cross-sectional area and power loss of the cable
Tower plant is being built that will deliver 150 kW at 55
power loss of the cable.
4
Material
Aluminum
Copper
Gold
Iron
Platinum
Silver
Tungsten
Resistivity
(N·m)
2.65 × 10-8
1.68 × 10-8
2.44 × 10-8
9.71 × 10-8
10.6 × 10-8
1.59 × 10-8
5.60 × 10-8
A =
power loss
B
Transcribed Image Text:Tower plant is being built that will deliver 150 kW at 55 power loss of the cable. 4 Material Aluminum Copper Gold Iron Platinum Silver Tungsten Resistivity (N·m) 2.65 × 10-8 1.68 × 10-8 2.44 × 10-8 9.71 × 10-8 10.6 × 10-8 1.59 × 10-8 5.60 × 10-8 A = power loss B
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Given, 

Power = 150 kW.

Voltage = 55000 V.

Resistance = 0.09 ohm

Cable will span = 4000 m

We need to calculate, 

Power loss =?

Cross sectional area =? 

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