Feasibility of wiring a house for distributed low voltage?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: John Bosley <jandpbosley () verizon net>
Date: April 13, 2009 2:20:39 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Feasibility of wiring a house for distributed low voltage?

Hi Dave--

I have a query for IPers from a friend who's a non-techie like me  
(both of us social scientists.) This was prompted by Karl Auerbach's  
valuable post on the "Smart Grid" thread. Can other IPers please  
comment on this fantasy? We'd be grateful!!

My friend wriites:

"Moving right along- here is a fantasy I have had. Many of our little  
toys and some useful devices run on low voltage, provided by myriad  
transformers, which are always on, always drawing power, if my high  
school physics is correct. A house of the future could be wired for a  
single standardized (by decree) low voltage power circuitry, plugs in  
every room. supplied from a single transformer.All toys would plug  
into it. Probably these little corkscrew lights could be made to work  
just as well on low voltage. There could still be some 120 or 220  
outlets for motors and heaters, I guess .Do you know of a flagpole to  
run that up?"

By the way, Happy Birthday soon, Dave!

Best,

John Bosley
Baltimore




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