Electromagetic radiation from hi-voltage cables: What wavelength range?

by on 08. Sep, 2010 in Electronic Medical Records

In the emr spectrum there are radiowaves up into gamma rays. Where does the emr from power transmission cables fall under ?

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One Response to “Electromagetic radiation from hi-voltage cables: What wavelength range?”

  1. billrussell42 08. Sep, 2010 at 12:51 am #

    it’s 50 or 60 Hz, in the SLF (super low frequency) band, which extends from 30 Hz to 300 Hz. This is way below the radio band, which is starts at about 300 kHz and extends to a GHz.

    Wavelength of 60 hz is 3e8/60 = 5e6 meter = 5000 km

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