On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 13:46 -0700, Pat McBride wrote: > Yup, that's quite true. However, our local power supplier apparently isn't > doing that for most of the power lines, just the ones from the mainland of > North America to Vancouver Island, under the Gulf of Georgia. Which is an > interesting concept, given that the lines are in salt water, are subject to > some pretty significant tides in some places, and are subject to transient > underwater traffic (it's a Top Secret matter, you're liable to 25 years in > prison if you ask why and I tell you) that sometimes has been known to sink > Brazilian fishing boats. > > Our system ain't new by any means, TAE's initials are still on some of the > pieces of equipment -:) -:), but Hydro goes by the old electrician's (and > mechanic's) rule, IIDWDFI.
What you want is a super-conducting alloy that is cheap to manufacture and provides superconductivity at Earth surface temperatures, then you won't lose any power in transmission because the R in I squared R will be zero. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VGACLNfZ8s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksy_4Zmh80 Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
