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Is it not possible to design power lines in such a way that voltage is cut off automatically in case they touch the ground or some other object? You can check f
by perryizgr8 5y ago
Is it not possible to design power lines in such a way that voltage is cut off automatically in case they touch the ground or some other object? You can check for arcing or abnormal spikes in current. Or loss of voltage on the other end. Should be easy to do on the ends of the line, at the sub station.
- breakfastduck 5y agoAh but how do you know where the fault has occured? Do you turn off power for an entire neighbourhood?
- thehappypm 5y agoSounds easy, but one false positive causing a blackout would be brutal for trust in the system.