Reddit mentions of Electric Circuits (8th Edition)

Sure,

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here are some values for a low loss cable

here's another one

If you have an IEEE membership

I would also recommend Electric Circuits by Nillson and Riedel, they do a good explanation of high voltage transmission.


Also, look up lithium batteries.

Edit: I should mention here that the longest currently existing non-relayed power line is now about 1700 km. However, the relatively short lines in use today are due to economics, not any major problem in engineering longer lines.

My electric circuits professor sophomore year of college was completely and totally dedicated to teaching. She was one of the brightest people I know: Went to MIT as a graduate student, then worked for a small contracting company working for NASA on the first space shuttle, but then decided to come back and teach at my college. She wrote her own book for the class, and made damn sure you knew the material, as it was the base for the rest of electrical engineering. It is the only class I have had where the teacher deliberately made test answers round numbers to make sure you were doing it correctly.

An example of her dedication: her son has a debilitating disease, and he cannot speak or communicate with very many people. One day, he was having complications and had to go to the hospital, so she stayed awake all night by his side to make sure that he was alright, then came in at 9 AM to teach our class. She is an unbelievable person and I hope to one day be as hard working as her.