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- From: schuch@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch)
- Subject: Re: DC to AC on large scale???
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.150350.5730@phx.mcd.mot.com>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:03:50 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.095254.62979@cc.usu.edu> slmdj@cc.usu.edu writes:
- >their power is distributed to a large substation is Direct Current! He said
- >that the DC is then 'phased' or 'converted' so that there is a three-phase AC
- >line to the city distribution grid. Neither of us have any idea how this could
- >be accomplished at such power levels (an entire valley, I think!)
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- How about a really big DC motor driving an equally giant alternator?
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