SSPS Elevation and Cosine "loss"

Transmission Loss 4% / 2000 km best case in china

Latitude

Location

Cosine loss

8S

SSPS southernmost excursion

1.00

10N

Southern China

1.13

26N

Florida

1.22

27N

Texas

1.22

27N

Spain

1.22

32N

Arizona

42N

Southern Russia

1.56

51N

Southern UK

Western HVDC, Wales to Scotland, 2.2GW 422 km 600kV 3% loss