1 The energy loss in a transmission C high, thin D high, thick

cable is directly proportional to the 7 Which of the following is the reason why is the
A radius of the cable alternating current is used to transmits the
B resistance of the cable electricity power from a station?
C current flows in the cable A The electrical power only can be generated
in form of alternating current
2 Power losses in the National Grid system are B All electrical appliances in the house use
reduced by using alternating current.
A Thin cables B High cables C The voltage of alternating current can be
C High currents D High voltage changed by alternating current

3 In the National Grid system the transmission
of electrical energy is by means of overhead
conductors. These conducting wires carry
A Alternating current at high voltage
B Alternating current at high frequency
C Direct current at high voltage
D Direct current at low voltage
4 The diagram shows how electricity from
power stations reaches our homes.
8 20 kW of electrical power is transmitted through
a cable with a resistance 0.2 at a voltage 10
kV. What is the total power loss in the cable.
A 0.5 W B 0.6 W C 0.7 W D 0.8 W E 1.0 W
9 A power station supplies 220 kW to a town
through a cable of resistance 50  . The
transmission voltage is 11 kV. What is the
percentages of the power loss in the cable?
A 0.5% B 1.0% C 2.0% D 9.0% E10.0%

10 20 kW of electrical power is transmitted through

a cable with a resistance 1.0  km-1. at a
voltage 10 kV . What is the power loss for every
1 km?
A 0.5 W B 1.0 W C 2.0 W D 4.0 W E10.0 W
The electric current used in X and Y ……….
A must be d.c. B must be a.c. 11 A power station supplies 10 MW through a
C can be either a.c. or d.c. cable which has a resistance 5  . The
transmission voltage is 100 kV. What is the
5 The diagram shows a model of transmission efficiency of the power transmission?
of electricity A 99.5% B 99.0% C 98.0% D 97.5%
E 96.5%

12 The diagram shows the Model of an Electricity

Transmission System. The electrical power of 24
W is transmitted at a voltage 12 V. The voltage
What is the type of transformer at P and Q? reaches at a village across a bulb is 9V.
P Q
A Step-up Step-up
transformer transformer
B Step-down Step-up
transformer transformer
C Step-up Step-down
transformer transformer
D Step-down Step-down (a) Why is the voltage decreases when
transformer transformer reaches at the village?

6 The power loss in the transmission cable ……………………………………………

can be reduced by transmits the power at
…………voltage and through…………… ……………………………………………
cable. (b) Two identical ammeters A1 and A2 are
A low , thin B low, thick connected as shown in the diagram above.
(i) What is the reading of ammeter A1.

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(ii) Compare the reading of ammeter A2 (ii) the power loss in the cable.
and ammeter A1?
14 (a) Most of our electrical energy comes from
…………………………............... hydroelectric power stations and thermal power
(c) Calculate stations. These power stations are connected
(i) the power loss in the transmission by cables to transmit electricity to users in
line industries , offices, schools and houses. This
system is called the national grid network.
(i) State the transformations of energy in a
(ii) the total resistance of the hydroelectric power station.
transmission lines. (ii) Explain briefly the importance of the
national grid network system in
distributing electrical energy to the users.
13 (a)The diagram shows a part of the (b) The Figure shows how a model of an electric
National Grid Network to transmit the transmission system can be set up in a
electrical power. laboratory. The model consists of a power station
that generates 12 V of alternating current (a.c)
that transmits the electrical energy to the users
using transmission wires and transformers P,Q
and R.

(i) State the type of transformer X.

……………………………………
(ii) Give the reason for your answer in
b(i)

…………………………………………...

…………………………………………...

(b) The following table shows the You are required to set up a model as in the
Figure above, using the information in the
characteristics of four cables with
following table.
the same length. (b) Using the information in the Figure and Table
Characteristics of the cable above determine:
Cable Diameter Density/ kg m -3 Rate of (i) the number of turns in the primary coil
/cm expansion and the secondary coil of transformers
P 3 7.2 x 103 Low P,Q and R and show your working.
Q 3 6.1 x 103 Medium (ii) the type of core you will use in all the
R 5 2.9 x 103 Low transformers and justify your choice.
S 6 8.0 x 103 High (iii) the material you will use for the
transmission wire and justify your choice.
Based on the table ;
(i) Explain the suitability of each Number of Type of Material of
characteristic in the table above to turns of the transformer transmission
be used to make a cable in a coil Core line
transmission line.
(ii) Justify your choice and give the 1 200 Solid cuprum Constantan
reason. 1 000 core
500 Copper
(c) A power station generates 110 kW of
electric power at a voltage 10 kV through a 400 Laminated
cable of resistance 10 .Determine 160 cuprum core Aluminium
120
Solid soft iron Nichrome
core
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Soft iron
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