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What is the advantage of delivering electricity to homes through high voltage lines?

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The power loss due to Joule's heating is reduced in this case.
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Delivering electricity to homes through high voltage lines, reduces the power loss that is caused by Joule's heating.

We know that:

P=VI

Where, P is power, V is the voltage and I is the current.

So if we keep P constant and make then voltage up, I must goes down.

According to Joule's first law : Power of heating generated by a conductor is directly proportional to the product of its resistance and the square of the current.

Now using the equation:

Q=I²Rt

Where Q is the heat generated, I is the current , R is the resistance and t is the time.

So by reduced I, heat loss will be reduced.


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