powerlines
Overhead electrical cables
Powerlines are cables that carry electricity from generating stations to homes and businesses, typically strung between tall poles or towers across the landscape.
The word usually appears as two words (power lines) but the single-word form is common: Birds perched on the powerlines.
Powerlines figure in discussions of electromagnetic fields and health, though evidence of harm remains inconclusive.
Structural support towers
- towersTall vertical structures
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- high-voltageCarrying strong electrical current
cables · insulators · high-tension · right-of-way · easement · interconnection · conductors · sag
Long sticks or extremities
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- wiresMetallic electrical conductors
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- constructionProcess of building something
engineering · pipelines · corridors · easements · maintenance · lineworkers · outages · repairs
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- wattageElectrical output measure
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
circuit · transformer · insulator · kilowatts · megawatts · electrons · AC · DC
Urban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- industrialOf factories and production
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
eyesore · obstruction · photography · sunset · humming · buzzing · crackling
Death from electrical current
Interconnected system
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- meshInterlocking open weave
- blackoutsComplete loss of electricity
- brownoutsTemporary drops in electricity
demand · supply · reliability · redundancy · metering · dispatching · baseload · frequency
pylons
Structural support towers
- towersTall vertical structures
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
high-voltage · cables · insulators · high-tension · right-of-way · easement · interconnection · conductors · sag · span
poles
Long sticks or extremities
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- wiresMetallic electrical conductors
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
construction · engineering · pipelines · corridors · easements · maintenance · lineworkers · outages · repairs · upgrades
current
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- wattageElectrical output measure
resistance · circuit · transformer · insulator · kilowatts · megawatts · electrons · AC · DC · phase
skyline
Urban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- industrialOf factories and production
suburban · eyesore · obstruction · photography · sunset · humming · buzzing · crackling
electrocution
Death from electrical current
network
Interconnected system
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- meshInterlocking open weave
- blackoutsComplete loss of electricity
brownouts · demand · supply · reliability · redundancy · metering · dispatching · baseload · frequency · synchronization
- electrical gridelectrical grid, transmission line, substation, substations, electrical substations
- leading linesvanishing point, diagonals, S-curve, S-curves, convergence
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington