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Well it was 1.21GW, but for how long? The lightning strike lasted what, 1/10th of a second? 121MJ. Plug a capacitor into a socket for a day and you're talking a
by iso1631 6y ago
Well it was 1.21GW, but for how long? The lightning strike lasted what, 1/10th of a second? 121MJ. Plug a capacitor into a socket for a day and you're talking a 1.4KW draw.
- amelius 6y ago> Plug a capacitor into a socket for a day and you're talking a 1.4KW draw. Capacitors are reactive components and don't consume power.
- bigfudge 6y agoPresumably they leak or heat up though to some degree?
- VBprogrammer 6y agoAlso known as equivalent series resistance. This should be very low for a decent capacitor in reasonable condition.
- iso1631 6y agoCapacitors consume power as they charge. Producing a 25 Farad capacitor that's stable at 1000 volts and can discharge in the required time is left as an exercise to the reader