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Does anyone know the voltage of the power lines running through Chitty Chatty?

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Old 02-09-2023, 09:17 PM
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Default Does anyone know the voltage of the power lines running through Chitty Chatty?

There are 2 sets of lines, one with triple lines running through the center of the village on tall masts, and another with multiple sets of lines running parallel to Morse Blvd on very large multi-footed towers.

Does anyone know the voltages carried by these lines?

and for the wise ones who will ask "why," I answer "just curious."
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It looks like there are both 500KV lines and 235KV lines

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and believe it or not, its DC current, not AC. .

and its about 10KV per porcelain suspension insulators. . .

coachk's father worked on the substations in the power industry. .
so she whipped that statistic out.

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and believe it or not, its DC current, not AC. .

and its about 10KV per porcelain suspension insulators. . .

coachk's father worked on the substations in the power industry. .
so she whipped that statistic out.

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Nope, Edison lost, Tesla proved that AC was the better power delivery method - less line losses, greater transmission distances, and transformer action allows easy adjustment of voltage - higher or lower as needed. Very very few transmission lines in the USA or anywhere else in the world are DC.

The lines going through Chitty Chatty are most likely 34.5KV, this line is the major feeder to all of the south end of Sumter County.
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and believe it or not, its DC current, not AC. .

and its about 10KV per porcelain suspension insulators. . .

coachk's father worked on the substations in the power industry. .
so she whipped that statistic out.

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Excuse me????????? No.

Power is transmitted at high voltage AC because little current is needed. That minimizes that line loss over the long transmission distances.
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and believe it or not, its DC current, not AC. .

and its about 10KV per porcelain suspension insulators. . .

coachk's father worked on the substations in the power industry. .
so she whipped that statistic out.

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I call BS!!! No way is it DC...
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Nope, Edison lost, Tesla proved that AC was the better power delivery method - less line losses, greater transmission distances, and transformer action allows easy adjustment of voltage - higher or lower as needed. Very very few transmission lines in the USA or anywhere else in the world are DC.

The lines going through Chitty Chatty are most likely 34.5KV, this line is the major feeder to all of the south end of Sumter County.

Hey Don, when they replaced the poles, did they up the lines and voltage ?
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Maybe Sportsguy misunderstood Coach K or didn't hear her correctly. Husbands are like that.
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I am not sure how wide the corridor is but this is from the Duke website.

44,000- to 115,000-volt lines typically require a 68- to 100-foot corridor

230,000-volt lines typically require a 125- to 150-foot corridor

500,000- to 525,000-volt lines typically require a 180- to 200-foot corridor


If you really wanted to know - rather than get educated guesses from TOTV, you could probably call Duke. Florida: 800.700.8744
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and for the wise ones who will ask "why," I answer "just curious."
"Why" are you curious?

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Maybe Sportsguy misunderstood Coach K or didn't hear her correctly. Husbands are like that.
Maybe sportsguy also works at a multi state regional utility company with both DC transmission segments and AC distribution segments, and have asked the engineers, and who also has a college friend who is a nuclear power engineer who supervises nuclear power plant construction, after having been interviewed and accepted by Admiral Rickover into the nuclear submarine program at graduation. . .

but don't let that stop anyone from calling BS
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