A 165-kV power transmission line carrying 500 A is hung from grounded metal towers by ceramic insulators, each having a 1.40 x 10°n resistance. (a) What is the resistance to ground of 70 of these insulators? (Assume the insulators are connected in parallel.) (b) Calculate the power dissipated by 70 of them. W (c) What fraction of the power carried by the line is this? Peatal

A 165-kV power transmission line carrying 500 A is hung from grounded metal towers by ceramic insulators, each having a 1.40 x 10°n resistance. (a) What is the resistance to ground of 70 of these insulators? (Assume the insulators are connected in parallel.) (b) Calculate the power dissipated by 70 of them. W (c) What fraction of the power carried by the line is this? Peatal

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