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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!coral.bucknell.edu!bucknell.edu!rose
  2. From: rose@bucknell.edu (philip rose `94)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.electronics
  4. Subject: Re: DC to AC on large scale???
  5. Date: 22 Jan 1993 16:55:59 GMT
  6. Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
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  9. Message-ID: <1jp8uvINNb7s@coral.bucknell.edu>
  10. References: <1993Jan21.095254.62979@cc.usu.edu> <1993Jan22.134237.13381@waikato.ac.nz>
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  12.  
  13. In article <1993Jan22.134237.13381@waikato.ac.nz>, phys2108@waikato.ac.nz writes:
  14.  
  15. |> One way I believe they can do it is by using the dc to power a motor, which
  16. |> then drives an ac generator.
  17. |> Geoff.
  18.  
  19. NOOOOO  WAAAAAY!!!
  20.  
  21. This is done with power electronics,  no motors or generators are involved.
  22.  
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  24. Phil Rose
  25. rose@coral.bucknell.edu
  26.