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Re: MAE-East still no generator
From: matthew () scruz net (Matthew Kaufman)
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 21:44:31 -0700
Original message <199609080429.XAA10713 () westie gi net> From: Alan Hannan <alan () gi net> Date: Sep 7, 23:28 Subject: Re: MAE-East still no generator
Howdy, To stay in the tradition of the NANOG mailing list, I will take this subject a bit off topic. :-) The common American household and business operates on Alternating Current mainly because of distance. Over long distances, Alternating Current loses less energy in transferring energy than Direct Current. For proof, imagine the energy actually moving from point a -> point b (as in DC) or moving back and forth in millions of sets between points a and b. (and not moving as far) (as in AC).
The real reason that AC is more efficient to transmit is that transformers work on AC, and that means you can, with little effort, trade amps for volts. Then you get to transmit the power at high voltage, but low current draw. That means thin wires (saves copper) and less resistive loss (saves energy). Are we far enough off topic yet? -matthew kaufman matthew () scruz net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- Re: MAE-East still no generator, (continued)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Nathan Stratton (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Avi Freedman (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Jim Dixon (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Dick St.Peters (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Jeff Young (Sep 09)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Robert E. Seastrom (Sep 09)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Avi Freedman (Sep 07)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Nathan Stratton (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Alan Hannan (Sep 07)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Andrew Partan (Sep 09)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Avi Freedman (Sep 08)
- Re: MAE-East still no generator Perry E. Metzger (Sep 09)