Ok , I am curious how the power company distributes it electricity.
What I want to understand is how does the power company distribute it's electricity for miles and miles without the voltage drop to be signifigant?
I have been told that the power company's generator generates a voltage of 200KV. But then I can figure out what the voltage dropped is be the length of the wire and gage.
Curious to know what AWG gage they use from the power generator to the substation to the powerline to the home. They must be different.
Anybody know?
I know in home's I used as high as 6 gage but I believe the powerlines at the pole outside are 1/0 but not sure.
I am curious to know the gages so I can calculate the voltage drops.
I know what every voltage gets to the transformer bucket must be stepped down/or up to 240 volts between the two hot black wires and 120 between any black and the center tabed white neutral wire.
Assume we are in the United States because I know they do thing's differently else where.
And curious to know what is the biggest wire gage made for use?
What I want to understand is how does the power company distribute it's electricity for miles and miles without the voltage drop to be signifigant?
I have been told that the power company's generator generates a voltage of 200KV. But then I can figure out what the voltage dropped is be the length of the wire and gage.
Curious to know what AWG gage they use from the power generator to the substation to the powerline to the home. They must be different.
Anybody know?
I know in home's I used as high as 6 gage but I believe the powerlines at the pole outside are 1/0 but not sure.
I am curious to know the gages so I can calculate the voltage drops.
I know what every voltage gets to the transformer bucket must be stepped down/or up to 240 volts between the two hot black wires and 120 between any black and the center tabed white neutral wire.
Assume we are in the United States because I know they do thing's differently else where.
And curious to know what is the biggest wire gage made for use?
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