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Re: power-grid physics



At 15:01 -0400 8/22/03, Robert Cohen wrote:

This discussion has got me thinking about whether Nikola Tesla's DC
setup would have any advantages over Thomas Edison's AC setup. Would
such a blackout as what happened last week be less likely with a DC
setup?

I'm not going to enter the debate on which is better, but my
recollection is that the advocacy was just the opposite of what you
stated. That is, Tesla was advocating for AC and Edison for DC.

Hugh
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