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shanktank
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hey all, another quick question for ya
The modern system for transmission of electric energy using alternating current (AC) originated with an inventor named Nikola Tesla. An American entrepreneur, George Westinghouse, bought the rights to Tesla's system and managed to convince consumers that the system was much better than a rival DC system devised by Thomas Edison. Explain why a DC system cannot use an efficient stepped up voltage for long distance transmission.
ok so i know AC replaced DC with most generation and power distribution and that the wires are cheaper and thinner, and that AC can be stepped up to high voltages using transformers and then stepped down again... but what's the reason the DC system can't?
The modern system for transmission of electric energy using alternating current (AC) originated with an inventor named Nikola Tesla. An American entrepreneur, George Westinghouse, bought the rights to Tesla's system and managed to convince consumers that the system was much better than a rival DC system devised by Thomas Edison. Explain why a DC system cannot use an efficient stepped up voltage for long distance transmission.
ok so i know AC replaced DC with most generation and power distribution and that the wires are cheaper and thinner, and that AC can be stepped up to high voltages using transformers and then stepped down again... but what's the reason the DC system can't?