500kV Electric Discharge at Power Station
The potential between two lines is 500kV, that's half a megavolt! At these potentials the air molecules get ionized and the air transfers electricity creating an impressive electric discharge.
The video was taken at Eldorado Substation in Boulder City, NV.
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power station, 500 kV, current, electricity, eldorado, boulder city, nevada, electric potential, discharge
- Thursday, May 03, 2007
- Category: Physics
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