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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation kilovolt
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- noun metrology Symbol for the
kilovolt , anSI unit ofelectromotive force equal to 103volts .
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Examples
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(Although it does show a very peculiar line in Wyoming that does not exist.) 345 kV is the next-lowest voltage, and very large amounts of 345 kV transmission cover the middle part of the country.
Matthew Yglesias » An Electrical Grid We Can Believe In 2009
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The project relates to upgrading the existing overhead transmission lines from 161 kilovolts ( "kV") to 230 kV between Penticton and Oliver and building a new 230-kV terminal in the Oliver area.
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The figure you post is very misleading in that it does not show AC lines below 500 kV.
Matthew Yglesias » An Electrical Grid We Can Believe In 2009
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It is not a resolved issue in most of the country. ron @ 32 – total losses in the transmission system are everywhere less than 20%, and more likely less than 10% except for the lowest voltage distribution systems (less than 4 kV).
Matthew Yglesias » An Electrical Grid We Can Believe In 2009
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Earlier this year, when the US DoD tested the effects of an Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) generator, the expected EMP level required to disable vehicles based on previous studies was 30 to 80 kV/m (kilo Volt per metre).
DK Matai: Could Super Solar Flares Take Us Back To 5000 BC? 2010
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Strong electric fields exist inside the separatrix regions and the electric potential drop across the regions can be up to several kV.
Do "Skeleton" Filaments Give Structure to the Universe? | Universe Today 2009
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From the powerhouse, electricity will head out to the grid along a new 96-mile 230 kV transmission line.
James Glave: Backstage at a Run-of-River Green-Energy Project 2009
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Owing to the high accident rate of squirrel to 14,400 kV parallel uninsulated conductors, we can only hope that lavish spending on overtime in our trade unions sector will make the system safe for humans, too.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Electricity will be exported via a 400-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between Filippoi (Greece) and Hamidabad (Turkey) that is expected to be operational by 2007.
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Plans for a new 400-kilovolt (kV) grid are in the works, involving installation of 2,500 miles of new power lines.
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