Sunday, 22 March 2015

How does ground mains work?


When I studied how AC mains power works, I learned that one of the wires is connected to the ground or a body of water so that it can get back to the power station. The concept baffles me. Every source of information I've come across fails to explain how it works or quickly glosses over it as if it is self explanatory.


If power can travel through the water or the earth back to the power station, then why aren't we getting vaporized when we walk on the ground near power lines? Also, how does an isolation transformer prevent you or your equipment from getting fried? If I touch both terminals of the secondary, am I going to get fried?




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