Household electric power in most of western Europe is supplied at 240 V, rather than the 120 V that is standard in the United States and Canada. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system?
The advantages and disadvantages of the Western Europe power supply system with
Answer to Problem 31.1DQ
Introduction: The High voltage power transmission is an effective transmission system, with reduced power losses to transfer the power economically and reliably.
Explanation of Solution
The transmission lines have the major power loss are
Consider the same power
United States and Canada has the standard supply voltage
Western Europe has the standard supply voltage
Conclusion: Therefore the Western Europe power supply system has the more advantages than United States supply system and Canada power supply system.
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