physics

Red Sea Cable

Red Sea Cable is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Red Sea Cable rather than just read about it. In short: Red Sea Cable is the designation of a 13.6 km long 400 kV AC submarine power cable under the Red Sea that interconnects the power grids of Egypt and Jordan. The project was commissioned in 1994 and inaugurated in 1998.

Key takeaways

Red Sea Cable belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Red Sea Cable to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Red Sea Cable from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Red Sea Cable is the designation of a 13.6 km long 400 kV AC submarine power cable under the Red Sea that interconnects the power grids of Egypt and Jordan. The project was commissioned in 1994 and inaugurated in 1998. The cable has a maximum transmission capacity of 2,000 MW and reaches a maximum depth of 850 metres. It has a cross section of 1,000 mm2 per conductor and is implemented as an oil-filled single core cable insulated with cellulose paper impregnated with a low viscosity mineral oil. A sheath of arsenic lead alloy F3 (0.15% arsenic, 0.1% tin, 0.1% bismuth and 99.65% lead) prevents water from penetrating the paper insulation. The cable is part of a 400 kV-line from Taba in Egypt to Aqaba in Jordan.

Coordinates

29.379469 N 34.977669 E: Aqaba Power Station 29.432459 N 34.977121 E: Aqaba Cable Terminal 29.486346 N 34.875476 E: Taba Cable Terminal 29.611148 N 34.841852 E: Taba substation

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Red Sea Cable

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Red Sea Cable claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Red Sea Cable before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Red Sea Cable ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Red Sea Cable

In research: Red Sea Cable appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Red Sea Cable in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Red Sea Cable is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1998 establishments in Egypt, 1998 establishments in Jordan, Electric power in Egypt, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Red Sea Cable outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Red Sea Cable in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Red Sea Cable means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Red Sea Cable out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Red Sea Cable in simple terms?

Why does Red Sea Cable matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Red Sea Cable?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Red Sea Cable.