The Energy travels from the source >>> to the load (in one direction)
Okay, I got a simpler question, what if the load is disconnected before the energy gets there, what happens to that energy?
Directional wires/cables
Is there any reason to support the idea that cables, interconnects or any other kind of wiring can be considered directional? It seems that the theory is that carrying current will alter the molecular structure of the wire. I can't find anything that supports this other than in the case of extreme temperature variation. Cryo seems to be a common treatment for wire nowadays. Extreme heat would do something as well, just nothing favorable. No idea if cryo treatment works but who knows. Back to the question, can using the wires in one direction or another actually affect it's performance? Thanks for any thoughts. I do abide by the arrows when I have them. I "mostly" follow directions but I have pondered over this one every time I hook up a pair.
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It breaks the circuit. No circuit, no energy transfer, flow. What happens when you flip off a light switch? Light goes off immediately. This may help you understand what’s going on. https://www.vicphysics.org/documents/teachers/2002Sefton.pdf http://amasci.com/miscon/eleca.html#cflow http://amasci.com/elect/poynt/poynt.html http://amasci.com/miscon/elect.html
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I would interpret "immediately" to mean small fractions of a second after flipping the switch, after the energy in the lines has completely been absorbed by the load. Just questioning the "one way direction" of energy in an alternating current conductor, but that’s fine. |
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