Q. The voltage of clouds is $4 \times 10^{6} V$ with respect to ground. In a lightning strike lasting $100 \,ms$, a charge of $4 C$ is delivered to the ground. The average power of lightning strike is (assume complete discharges)

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A

$160\, MW$

B

$80 \,MW$

C

$20 \,MW$

D

$500\, KW$

Solution:

Energy stored between cloud and earth, assuming the capacitor model is
$W=\frac{ qV }{2} $
$\frac{4 \times 10^{6} \times 4}{2}=8 \times 10^{6} J$
The power of lightning strike is
$P =\frac{W}{t}=\frac{8 \times 10^{6}}{0.1}=80 \times 10^{6} W$
$=80 \,MW$

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