Electron travel in ac supply conductor
Electron travel in ac supply conductor
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Forgive the basic question please, but just how far might an electron travel from its original position in say a standard 6oHz HV ac transmission line?
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Lyledunn






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http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/5/physics/copper/copelech2pg3.html
In that link they analyse the case 5A flows in a copper wire with a cross section of 0.5 mm2. Results in electron drift velocity 7.35 × 10-4 m/sec. Pretty slow.
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