# DC wire round-trip drop; constant temperature and resistivity length = 5 m in 1..20 "One-way run" current = 10 A in 1..30 area = 2.5 mm^2 in 1..10 resistivity = 0.0175 ohm*mm^2/m "Illustrative copper" roundTripResistance := 2 * length * resistivity / area [ohm] drop := current * roundTripResistance [V] check voltage drop: drop <= 1 V scenario long run: length = 12 m