Power lines are ugly; they ruin the landscape. Living under them is also not recommended and they are a danger to balloonists and the like. Residents resisted to the Council of State if a new line had to be drawn. Why not put them in the ground like so many other pipes?
Asker: Didier, 57 years old
Answer
Hi Didier,
I’m not a specialist, but I saw your question open for a while.
Listed below are some disadvantages of burying power lines:
– safety (soil subsidence and earthworks)
– heat emission in the ground is limited
– periodic inspection is much more difficult or impossible
– upgrading to higher currents is more difficult
– defects are less easy to detect
Kind regards,
Luc.
Answered by
ir Luc Bosmans
Technology in the audiovisual sector
Erasmus University College Brussels
Industrial quay 170 B-1070 Brussels
http://www.erasmushogeschool.be/
Industrial quay 170 B-1070 Brussels
http://www.erasmushogeschool.be/
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