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No? If I lose a fixed percent at each stage, my losses as a function of distance are slightly sublinear. Ex: 10% per stage, I lose 10% at first loss, then 9%, a
by dgacmu 7y ago
No? If I lose a fixed percent at each stage, my losses as a function of distance are slightly sublinear. Ex: 10% per stage, I lose 10% at first loss, then 9%, and so on. Further, if I have intermediate transformers, my current on later segments is lower, which means that my resistive heating is lower, which means my resistance (and therefore loss) is lower.
- gnode 7y agoConsider supplying a fixed amount of power P to a load. If each stage loses 10% of the power transmitted, after one stage you need to supply 1.1P, after the second stage, you must supply that power plus ten percent, and so on, so you need to supply 1.1^N P after N stages.