Peter Chadwick wrote:
> Considering the amount of iron needed, what was the advantage of the lower
> frequency? Eddy current losses because laminations couldn't be made thin
> enough?
Peter,
For what it's worth, I once read that the reason for the lower frequency in the
old
Southern Ontario 25 Hz system was lower losses in long transmission lines. The
same
source mentioned that in practice this made very little difference. I can't
vouch
for the accuracy of this source.
Bert, VE3QAA
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