Table 19. Selected Cable Systems for Shore-Based Plant 



Transmission 



Load 

 (kw) 



Voltage 







Full Load 



Distance 



Level 



Frequency 



Wire Size 



Losses 



(miles) 



(kv) 







(kw) 





30 



4.16 



AC 



6 AWG 



1.39 





100 



4.16 



AC 



4AWG 



12.00 



10 



300 



13.8 



AC 



2 AWG 



5.1 





1,000 



13.8 



AC 



2 AWG 



66.0 





3,000 



13.8 



AC 



4/0 AWG 



202.0 





30 



13.8 



DC 



2 AWG 



1.3 





100 



13.8 



DC 



2 AWG 



15.3 



50 



300 



13.8 



DC 



1/0 AWG 



85.5 





1,000 



34.5 



DC 



1 AWG 



202.0 





3,000 



34.5 



AC 



1 AWG 



204.0 





30 



13.8 



DC 



2 AWG 



2.7 





100 



13.8 



DC 



1/0 AWG 



19.2 



100 



300 



34.5 



DC 



1 AWG 



36.0 





1,000 



34.5 



DC 



2/0 AWG 



246.0 





3,000 



34.5 



DC 



350 MCM 



280.0 





30 



34.5 



DC 



1 AWG 



1.8 





100 



34.5 



DC 



1 AWG 



20.0 



500 



300 



34.5 



DC 



4/0 AWG 



69.0 





1,000 



34.5 



DC 



600 MCM 



231.0 





3,000 



_i 



_i 



_i 



_i 



^ A 3,000-kw load at 500 miles cannot be reached at the voltages 

 considered. 



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