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Redundancies are fun.

Well, we’ve covered a small portion of localized planning - now what about national redundancies, what about keeping the grid online if the major power facilities massive AC transmission lines have a blowout? It’s a novel idea really - instead of running just one pair above ground, run an underground line along with it that is completely robotic maintenance facilitated. Consider this - the amounts of electrical juice running would be on a new standard, higher than the 90k AC voltage lines because of the increased power output - however because of the juice that there is anything higher will likely cause more problems than provide solutions. So, instead of running a few trillion volt lines, using petawatts of electricity, why not build the underground system to have thirty lines all running at 90k volts? That way there is enough running through in an easy to access arrangement that if one fails power can route to the other. Now I am sure you are thinking “gosh that must be expensive, and what if they all fail”. Well my good man or woman, you are right about the cost - but every investment has cost. The benefits will show themselves afterward, when less and less people are thrown off the grid, more and more hours of productivity are created through machines, robots, computers, and manpower being able to use their tools. In the case of an underground line failure near the power plant or even far away, Strand Lines - basically a smaller tunnel pipe with ten lines in them, would divert power to another line, and then divert the power back at a further distance point. If the entire line suffers a failure closer to the plant another nearby line can be juiced up more with all of its lines at 90k volts instead of just half, and the power provided by these strand lines. What if the power plant suffers a failure? Well then it is shut down and the other 299 reactors keep running.

At an end, what and end, and end it be to see.

Now I shall sum up the entire document fixing each of the questions in its… oh darn, I used that word already… oh well, in its entirety. Well how would we fix it? We would fix it through a major overhaul of the entire electrical system of our world, using the underground pathways and the above ground structures in places that are unable to host underground lines (places with earth movements and earthquakes, or near volcanically active ground. No one wants to see lava popping up a half mile away and think ‘how’n'd’hell?). How would we keep enough redundancies in case of an all out failure? By using the examples of spider webs, how they are able to keep together under stress when a bug breaks one line, and how other parts stretch to fit the needs (remember, black widow webs, not spirals). How would power stay online from just one source without a total blackout of everyone using that source? With multiple lines underneath the main complex that are redundant in how many go out in the same direction. Instead of just one mega line you have multiple lines running through the ground, so if one does fail you have plenty to fall back on - and again there is a rerouting system through the use of Strand Lines, where power can be sent should there be a failure in any of the major backbones. In addition to all of this, information throughput would be increased to levels that have never been seen and are not planned to be seen for another 20-40 years in just 6 years! Imagine, you can download a DVD in a mere few seconds.

Remember folks, this is an environmentally safe solution to our energy needs too - nuclear power is clean and emission free. Subscribe to the RSS feed! Join the forum! Help me make this world a better place by putting me in charge!