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3 A small town with a demand of 800 kW of electric power at

Last updated: 6/10/2023

3 A small town with a demand of 800 kW of electric power at

3 A small town with a demand of 800 kW of electric power at 220 V is situated 15 km away from an electric plant generating power at 440 V The resistance of the two wire line carrying power is 0 5 per km The town gets power from the line through a 4000 220 V step down transformer at a sub station in the town a Estimate the line power loss in the form of heat b How much power must the plant supply assuming there is negligible power loss due to leakage c Characterise the step up transformer at the plant