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  2. Losses in electrical systems - Wikipedia

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    In an electrical or electronic circuit or power system part of the energy in play is dissipated by unwanted effects, including energy lost by unwanted heating of resistive components (electricity is also used for the intention of heating, which is not a loss), the effect of parasitic elements (resistance, capacitance, and inductance), skin effect, losses in the windings and cores of ...

  3. Electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 100 miles (160 km) span at 765 kV carrying 1000 MW of power can have losses of 0.5% to 1.1%. A 345 kV line carrying the same load across the same distance has losses of 4.2%. [25] For a given amount of power, a higher voltage reduces the current and thus the resistive losses.

  4. Curtailment (electricity) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] The definition is not strict, and several types of curtailment exist. "Economic dispatch" (low market price) is the most common, [4] often coinciding with the low marginal cost of hydropower, solar and wind power. [5] Curtailment is a loss of potentially useful energy, and may impact power purchase agreements.

  5. Electric power distribution - Wikipedia

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    Electric power distribution is the final stage in the delivery of electricity. Electricity is carried from the transmission system to individual consumers. Distribution substations connect to the transmission system and lower the transmission voltage to medium voltage ranging between 2 kV and 33 kV with the use of transformers. [1]

  6. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Depending on voltage level and construction details, HVDC transmission losses are quoted at 3.5% per 1,000 km (620 mi), about 50% less than AC (6.7%) lines at the same voltage. [19] This is because direct current transfers only active power and thus causes lower losses than alternating current, which transfers both active and reactive power.

  7. Energy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    System loss within the grid includes use in the generation process and transmission losses, as well as unaccounted loads. For 2021, this amounted to 203 TWh, or 5.3% of grid generation. Electricity used directly at the commercial or industrial level added 139 TWh, so total consumption was 3,945 TWh. [87]

  8. Loss of load - Wikipedia

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    Loss of load in an electrical grid is a term used to describe the situation when the available generation capacity is less than the system load. [1] Multiple probabilistic reliability indices for the generation systems are using loss of load in their definitions, with the more popular [2] being Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) that characterizes a probability of a loss of load occurring within ...

  9. Contingency (electrical grid) - Wikipedia

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    The N-2 and N-3 contingency refers to planning for a simultaneous loss of, respectively, 2 or 3 major units; this is sometimes done for the critical area (e.g. downtown). [8] The N-1 requirement is used throughout the network, from generation to substations.