Date: Tue Mar 24 14:19:56 2009 Back to Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Author: Bill Norwood

Subject: Re: Power Lines and cows?

Post:

OK guys, this is fun and interesting, but, how you are going to get these
cows and power lines into the student laboratories, which, of course would
be interesting. Bill

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From: tap-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu [mailto:tap-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu] On
Behalf Of Bill Alexander
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [tap-l] Power Lines and cows?

I would think minimum would be perpendicular to the power lines, but
now that I think about it, I am not sure. I do believe it would be a
small effect regardless, since although high voltages are involved,
the towers are tall, and net voltage over all 3 wires is always zero.

Bill

> What are you saying is the orientation for minimum field effect?
>
>
>Jerry
>
>
>At 3/24/2009 08:34 AM, you wrote:
>>>....
>>> Don't forget, in the study there were east-west transmission
>>>lines, under which the cattle were lined up east-west. I'm still
>>>inclined to think if there is anything to this, it will be due
>>>primarily to electric field effects...
>>
>>I Believe if it were an electric field effect, the cows would be
>>oriented for minimum field effect, not maximum delta V.
>>
>>Bill


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Bill Alexander
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Humboldt State University
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