why Copper loss is represented as I square R ?

Answer Posted / anshul pal

Because these are the losses which occur in lines and cause real power loss, hence these loss can not occur in negative term. As current varies sinusoidally, the square of current will remain positive, therefore accounts to i square r loss.

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