[TowerTalk] DC very high voltage transmission lines

[JC Smith]

Actually, while I completely agree with those who feel Tesla was short
changed by history, it's the other way around.  Edison's electric grid was
DC; it was Tesla who championed AC.

73 - JC, K0HPS



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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Nick Pair
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 7:29 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] DC very high voltage transmission lines

The reason for DC over AC is lower transmission losses. They have
experimented with lines up to 1 million volts in the U.S. and we do have
some lines running DC now in the states.You can blaim Thomas Edison for all
our AC troubles, Tesla had it right.

  Nick
  WB7PEK

  (located 3 miles from a nuclear power plant, now decomissioned)


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