The primary distribution circuit delivers power to various substations, called distribution substations. The substations are situated near the consumers’ localities and contain step-down transformers. At each distribution substation, the voltage is stepped down to 400 V and power is delivered by 3-phase, 4-wire system.

A distribution line is a line or system for distributing power from a transmission system to a consumer that operates at less than 69,000 volts. When a voltage greater than 1 kilovolt and less than 40 kilovolt is used for a particular power line, the power line is typically referred to as a distribution line.

Transmission lines are designed to transfer large amounts of power over a long distance. Distribution lines are designed to transfer small amounts of power over a short distance.

The voltage of distribution lines – the lines many people see in their neighborhoods – is approximately 13 kV (13,000 volts); a typical household runs on 110 volts.

If the power is AC, at 60Hz(in the US), it feels no difference, under the same circumstance. If one is not well grounded, you feel a tingling jolt, and when you spasm, you will feel muscle pain that most likely will last days. It feels no difference, at least to me, whether it is 110, 220, 240, or 480V.

50,000 Volts

Tasers’ deadly record When police do deploy Tasers, the consequences can be deadly, too. A Reuters investigation documented more than 1,000 cases between 2000 and 2018 where people died after being Tasered, with the electroshock formally cited as a cause of death or factor in more than 150 cases.

The output is pulsed DC (on and off). The waveform will be a square wave, which will resemble AC, but it will not be conventional AC with a positive and negative value. Voltage will remain positive above the zero value on the Y-axis. Remember we are supplying DC from the battery.

Stun guns will work through clothing just fine! As long as the prongs are pressed firmly against the attacker, the electricity will pass through the clothing into the muscles. Myth # 2: If the assailant is touching you when shocked, you will feel the shock too.