2007-01-12 06:14:39 · 7 answers · asked by Harikumar.S.N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
YES, electrical utilities are doing it every day, and doing research to improve the efficiency day by day to make it more economical.
2007-01-12 06:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by Sheen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, big wires and high voltage, transformers bring it back down before it gets to the house, a few Ohms per foot on the wires I think. The electricity mostly flows on the outside of the wires, some is lost in transmission.
2007-01-12 07:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
High voltage transmission lines exhibit efficiencies of greater than 90 per cent (depending upon the length of the line). Thus, they already are very economical.
2007-01-13 16:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. GEM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit the end user with a stun gun.....no wires or loss of energy.
2007-01-12 06:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the near future , yes. Using superconductors to overcome the resistance is one way.
2007-01-12 06:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by smiley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. regular wires loose energy via electrical resistance wich results in heating;
super-cooled wires have no resistance, but it takes energy to keep them cold.
2007-01-12 06:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be reasonably economical right now or we couldn't be doing it.
2007-01-12 06:33:47 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋