Strike Rails:... power line ground wires

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• Subject: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
• From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
• Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:28:07 -0600
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From:  Bert Hickman [SMTP:bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com]
Sent:  Tuesday, March 17, 1998 9:10 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires

Tesla List wrote:
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> From:  David Huffman [SMTP:huffman-at-FNAL.GOV]
> Sent:  Monday, March 16, 1998 9:58 AM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Re: Strike Rails:... power line ground wires
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> It is my understanding that lightning rods, and strike rails, protect in two
> ways. They provide a low impedance connection to ground. For a given
> current, dissipated power is low when the impedance is low. The second
> method of protection is charge bleedoff to dissipating local charge buildup.
> Am I right or am I wrong?
> Dave

Dave,

You are right. The ground wire is not there to modify the 60 Hz E-fields
from the high-tension lines to ground however...

-- Bert --

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