//Exa 5.1 clc; clear; close; //Given Data : format('v',6); Load=100;//in MW V=380;//in KV d=100;//in km rho=0.045;//in ohm/cm^2/km w=0.01;//in kg/cm^3 Eff=90;//in % IL=Load*10^6/(sqrt(3)*V*10^3);//in Ampere P_loss=Load*(100-Eff)/100;//in MW P_loss=P_loss*10^6;//in Watt P_loss=P_loss/3;//in watt/conductor R_con=P_loss/IL^2;//in ohm/conductor //R_con=R_con/d;//in ohm/conductor/km a=rho*d/R_con;//in cm^2 vol=a*d;//in cm^3 W_cu=vol*w;//in Kg disp(W_cu*100*10^3*3,"Weight of Cu for 3 onductors of 100 km length(in Kg) :"); //Note : answer in the book is not accurate.