copper wires
Electrical transmission lines
Copper wires are strands of copper metal used to conduct electricity or signals.
Copper's high conductivity makes it the standard material for electrical wiring in buildings, electronics, and power transmission.
The plural often appears in discussions of infrastructure, scrap metal theft, or the physical components of electrical systems: Thieves stripped the copper wires from the abandoned building.
- current flowMovement of electric charge
- telephone linesCables transmitting voice signals
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- electrical wiringConductors distributing building power
- patinaSurface film from aging
annealing · grounding · malleability · extrusion · power cables · tensile strength · oxidation · ductility · gauge · stranded wire · solid core · electrical tape · Faraday · recycling · drawing · coating · spooling · corrosion resistance
- telecom equipmentrouters, servers, modems, switches, antennas
- wiringcables, harnesses, bundles, insulated wire, cabling
- overhead wirespower lines, telephone lines, power line, catenary, transmission lines
copper wiresfiber optics
Light-carrying cable technology
optical fiber · fiber optic cables · fibre optics · glass fiber
copper wireswireless
Untethered signal transmission
Wi-Fi · radio waves · cellular networks · satellite transmission · wireless connectivity