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voltSI unit of electromotive force or electric potential (see potential, electric). A small battery usually has a potential of one or two volts; the domestic electricity supply in the USA is 110 volts. A high-tension transmission line may carry up to 765,000 volts. The absolute volt is defined as the potential difference necessary to produce a current of one ampere through an electric circuit with a resistance of one ohm. It can also be defined as the potential difference that requires one joule of work to move a positive charge of one coulomb from the lower to the higher potential. It is named after the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. |
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| Wojick says he's visited he massive James Bay hydroelectric project in northern Quebec, where high voltage lines of 765 kilovolts ships thousands of megawatts south to Montreal and beyond. 5 kilovolts to 4,160 volts of electricity (six substations), fully air-conditioned production, manufacturing or packaging areas, ample parking and trailer spaces, 250,000 partially racked s/f and tremendous flexibility for expansion. The corona discharge operated at a range of 5-10 kilovolts (kV), similar to that of certain high-voltage appliances such as negative ion generators. |
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