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windings (e.g., by increasing the cross-sectional area of the conductor, improving the winding technique, and using materials with higher electrical conductivity, such as copper). In power transmission, voltage is stepped up to reduce current thereby reducing power loss.
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to describe the portion of the electricity lost between the generator and the consumer that is related to the load power (is proportional to the square thereof), as opposed to the
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cause the current to be unevenly distributed across the conductor, increasing its effective resistance, and making loss calculations more difficult.
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For low-frequency applications, the power loss can be minimized by employing conductors with a large cross-sectional area, made from low-
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of 1.0, meaning that every 1 watt of electrical power is converted to 1 Joule of heat. Therefore, the energy lost due to copper loss is:
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is a type of wire constructed to force the current to be distributed uniformly, thereby reducing Joule heating.
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where I is the current flowing in the conductor and R is the resistance of the conductor. With I in
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in adjacent components. The term is applied regardless of whether the windings are made of
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windings, or other electrical devices. Copper losses are an undesirable transfer of
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Guidelines on the calculation and use of loss factors for reconciliation purposes
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and so are also referred to as "I squared R losses", in reference to
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Line Loss Analysis and Calculation of Electric Power Systems
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can be improved by reducing the electrical losses in the
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and R in ohms, the calculated power loss is given in
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