To: 2ndDivisionVet
About 50% of the power is lost in the transmission lines due to resistance. Superconductors are the answer if you ignore the cost.
12 posted on
06/07/2018 4:06:46 PM PDT by
mountainlion
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To: mountainlion
Or come up with an inexpensive a liquid nitrogen superconductor, which would seem like a much better use of money.
31 posted on
06/07/2018 5:07:01 PM PDT by
FredZarguna
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To: mountainlion
About 50% of the power is lost in the transmission lines due to resistance.
Not possible - that much power loss through resistance, which would be converted to heat, would melt the whole electrical grid
High-voltage transmission is pretty efficient, only a 1-2% loss ... like the article says, the waste is at the ends
To: mountainlion
Bingo. The farther the generator is from the user the more lost in transmission. The NIMBY and physical limitations drive the location of power generation.
45 posted on
06/07/2018 7:08:26 PM PDT by
RetiredTexasVet
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