On 2008-10-05, Robert Swinney wrote:
Tim sez: "I can't tell if you're being snide or not snip I really can't figure out what this
"voltage" and "insulation" stuff is,
though :-)."

Better it should have been said "electrical energy" rather than power. Power doesn't really happen
until something spins or heats up at the far end of the energy conduit, whatever that may be.
Technically it also should have been "gazillions of kilowatt-hours" All that being said, P =
Voltage ^2 / R Thus it is theoretically possible to transmit very large amounts of energy over a
very small conductor - think cryogenics and super high voltage. Hmmmnnnn, P = dt/de 'Nother way
of saying it.

Except that very small wire diameters don't get along well with
very high voltages -- most of your power goes away in corona spray. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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