Read the EPRI paper above ... Geesh. Quit guessing.
I aint guessing. If you read my whole post you would have seen I was talking about survival plan in the event of a long term loss of electricity, specifically in a city.
.....Geesh, Quit assuming to be god and read a whole post!
Did spell checking or proof reading exist when this paper was written? Tons of spelling errors for a “scholarly” paper. I know it’s nit picking. But, simple mistakes in writing bother me.
The question I have is this: much of the discussion is the impact on long lines. My concern would be all of the electrons hitting small wires in end use, consumer electronics ( my car for example). These electrons would not hit at one end and surge down the line. Rather the line would be blasted in an instant— overwhelming the circuit. It’s not so much a surge through the system, but rather like getting ton of bricks getting dropped on you all at once.
I am not an electrical engineer, but the “normal” emp description seems to make sense..and yet this paper says in essence, it’s no worse than a lightening strike.
What do you think about that?