Clarifying misconceptions about Ohm’s law and power dissipation in grid electricity transmission
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/abef08
Abstract: The two main expressions for power dissipation P in Ohmic conductors, namely P∝V2 and P∝I2 , typically confuse students about why high voltage V should be preferred to high current I when transmitting electrical power… read more here.
Keywords: misconceptions ohm; clarifying misconceptions; power; power dissipation ... See more keywords