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0. A load, situated 110 m away from its supply, draws 22 A from a 240 V supply. The maxi permissible voltage drop between the point of supply and the load must not exceed \( 5 \% \) supply voltage. Calculate the diameter of the conductors that need to be used if the resi is \( 0,027 \mu \Omega \mathrm{~m} \).

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Mar 09,2025

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The conductors should have a diameter of approximately 3.72 mm.

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We start by determining the maximum allowable voltage drop. Given that the supply voltage is \(240\text{ V}\) and that the drop must not exceed \(5\%\) of this value, we have \[ \Delta V_{\text{max}} = 0.05 \times 240\,\text{V} = 12\,\text{V}. \] The load draws a current of \(I = 22\,\text{A}\), so by Ohm’s law the total resistance of the circuit must satisfy \[ R_{\text{total}} \leq \frac{\Delta V_{\text{max}}}{I} = \frac{12\,\text{V}}{22\,\text{A}} \approx 0.5455\,\Omega. \] Since the load is \(110\,\text{m}\) away from the supply, the current follows both an outgoing and a return path. Thus, the total conductor length is \[ L = 2 \times 110\,\text{m} = 220\,\text{m}. \] For a conductor of resistivity \(\rho\) and cross-sectional area \(A\), the resistance is given by \[ R = \rho \frac{L}{A}. \] We are given the resistivity as \[ \rho = 0.027\,\mu\Omega\cdot\text{m} = 0.027 \times 10^{-6}\,\Omega\cdot\text{m}. \] Setting \(R = 0.5455\,\Omega\) and solving for \(A\) we get \[ A = \rho \frac{L}{R} = \frac{0.027\times10^{-6}\,\Omega\cdot\text{m}\times 220\,\text{m}}{0.5455\,\Omega}. \] First, compute the numerator: \[ 0.027\times10^{-6}\times 220 = 5.94\times10^{-6}\,\Omega\cdot\text{m}. \] Then, \[ A = \frac{5.94\times10^{-6}}{0.5455} \approx 1.089\times10^{-5}\,\text{m}^2. \] For a circular cross-section, the area is also \[ A = \frac{\pi d^2}{4}, \] which allows us to solve for the diameter \(d\): \[ d = \sqrt{\frac{4A}{\pi}} = \sqrt{\frac{4\times1.089\times10^{-5}}{\pi}}. \] Calculate the numerator: \[ 4 \times 1.089\times10^{-5} = 4.356\times10^{-5}. \] Now, dividing by \(\pi\): \[ \frac{4.356\times10^{-5}}{\pi} \approx \frac{4.356\times10^{-5}}{3.1416} \approx 1.387\times10^{-5}. \] Taking the square root gives \[ d \approx \sqrt{1.387\times10^{-5}} \approx 3.72\times10^{-3}\,\text{m} = 3.72\,\text{mm}. \] Thus, the diameter of the conductors should be approximately \(3.72\,\text{mm}\).

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To find the diameter of the conductors, we first need to calculate the maximum permissible voltage drop. The supply voltage is 240 V, so 5% of that is \( 0.05 \times 240 = 12 \) V. Since the load draws 22 A, we can use Ohm's law to find the resistance that correlates to this voltage drop. Using the formula \( V = I \times R \), we can rearrange it to find R: \[ R = \frac{V}{I} = \frac{12 \text{ V}}{22 \text{ A}} = 0.545 \, \Omega. \] Now, with a distance of 110 m, the total resistance for a single conductor would be halved, since it needs to go to and return from the load: \[ R_{total} = 2 \times R_{conductor}. \] Using the given resistivity \( 0.027 \, \mu \Omega \mathrm{~m} = 0.027 \times 10^{-6} \Omega \mathrm{~m} \), we can express the resistance of the wire as: \[ R_{conductor} = \frac{\rho \times L}{A}, \] where \( L \) is the length of one conductor (110 m) and \( A \) is the cross-sectional area. Setting \( 0.545 \, \Omega = \frac{0.027 \times 10^{-6} \times 110}{A} \) allows us to solve for \( A \): \[ A = \frac{0.027 \times 10^{-6} \times 110}{0.545} \approx 0.0054 \, m^2. \] Finally, using the area \( A \), we can find the diameter \( d \) using the formula for the area of a circle \( A = \frac{\pi d^2}{4} \): \[ d = \sqrt{\frac{4A}{\pi}} \approx \sqrt{\frac{4 \times 0.0054}{\pi}} \approx 0.083 \, m \text{ or } 83 \, mm. \] Thus, the diameter of the conductors needed is approximately **83 mm**.

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